An-Nisa 4:64 وما ارسلنا من رسول الا ليطاع باذن الله ولو انهم اذ ظلموا انفسهم جاءوك فاستغفروا الله واستغفر لهم الرسول لوجدوا الله توابا رحيما ٦٤
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
مِن
رَّسُولٍ
إِلَّا
لِيُطَاعَ
بِإِذۡنِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَلَوۡ
أَنَّهُمۡ
إِذ
ظَّلَمُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
جَآءُوكَ
فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ
لَهُمُ
ٱلرَّسُولُ
لَوَجَدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
تَوَّابٗا
رَّحِيمٗا
٦٤
We only sent messengers to be obeyed by Allah’s Will. If only those ˹hypocrites˺ came to you ˹O Prophet˺—after wronging themselves—seeking Allah’s forgiveness and the Messenger prayed for their forgiveness, they would have certainly found Allah ever Accepting of Repentance, Most Merciful.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
Allah said,
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إلاَّ لِيُطَاعَ
(We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed) meaning, obeying the Prophet was ordained for those to whom Allah sends the Prophet. Allah's statement,
بِإِذُنِ اللَّهِ
(by Allah's leave) means, "None shall obey,
…The Necessity of Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
Allah said,
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إلاَّ لِيُطَاعَ
(We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed) meaning, obe
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