110:2 An-Nasr (Divine Support)

ودخول الناس في دين الله أفواجًا، بحيث يكون كثير منهم من أهله وأنصاره، بعد أن كانوا من أعدائه، وقد وقع هذا المبشر به،

وروى ابن جرير عن محمد بن حميد عن مهران عن الثوري عن عاصم عن أبي رزين عن ابن عباس فذكر مثل هذه القصة أو نحوها. وقال الإمام أحمد حدثنا محمد بن فضيل حدثنا عطاء عن سعيد بن جبير عن ابن عباس قال لما نزلت "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم "نعيت إلي نفسي" فإنه مقبوض في تلك السنة تفرد به أحمد وروى العوفي عن ابن عباس مثله وهكذا قال مجاهد وأبو العالية والضحاك وغير واحد إنها أجل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نعي إليه. وقال ابن جرير حدثني إسماعيل بن موسى حدثنا الحسن بن عيسى الحنفي عن معمر عن الزهري عن أبي حازم عن ابن عباس قال: بينما رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في المدينة إذ قال "الله اكبر الله اكبر جاء نصر الله والفتح جاء أهل اليمن - قيل يا رسول الله وما أهل اليمن؟ قال - قوم رقيقة قلوبهم لينة طباعهم الإيمان يمان والفقه يمان والحكمة يمانية". ثم رواه ابن عبدالأعلى عن أبي عن معمر عن عكرمة مرسلا. وقال الطبراني حدثنا زكريا بن يحيى حدثنا أبو كامل الجحدري حدثنا أبو عوانة عن هلال بن خباب عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس قال لما نزلت "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" حتى ختم السورة قال: نعيت لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نفسه حين نزلت قال فأخذ بأشد ما كان قط اجتهادا في أمر الآخرة. وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: بعد ذلك "جاء الفتح ونصر الله وجاء أهل اليمن" فقال رجل يا رسول الله وما أهل اليمن؟ قال "قوم رقيقة قلوبهم لينة طباعهم الإيمان يمان والفقه يمان" وقال الإمام أحمد حدثنا أحمد حدثنا وكيع عن سفيان عن عاصم عن أبي رزين عن ابن عباس قال: لما نزلت "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" علم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قد نعيت إليه نفسه فقيل إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح السورة كلها. حدثنا وكيع عن سفيان عن عاصم عن أبي رزين أن عمر سأل ابن عباس عن هذه الآية "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" قال لما نزلت نعيت إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم نفسه. وقال الطبراني حدثنا إبراهيم بن أحمد بن عمر الوكيعي حدثنا أبي حدثنا جعفر عن عون عن أبي العميس عن أبي بكر بن أبي الجهم عن عبيد الله بن عتبة عن ابن عباس قال آخر سورة نزلت من القرآن جميعا "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" وقال الإمام أحمد أيضا حدثنا محمد بن جعفر حدثنا شعبة عن عمرو بن مرة عن أبي البحتري الطائي عن أبي سعيد الخدري أنه قال لما نزلت هذه السورة "إذا جاء نصر الله والفتح" قرأها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم حتى ختمها فقال "الناس خير وأنا وأصحابى خير - وقال - لا هجرة بعد الفتح ولكن جهاد ونية" فقال له مروان كذبت وعنده رافع بن خديج وزيد بن ثابت قاعدان معه على السرير فقال أبو سعيد لو شاء هذان لحدثاك ولكن هذا يخاف أن تنزعه عن عرافة قومه وهذا يخشى أن تنزعه عن الصدقة فرفع مروان عليه الدرة ليضربه فلما رأيا ذلك قالا صدق. تفرد به أحمد وهذا الذي أنكره مروان على أبي سعيد ليس بمنكر فقد ثبت من رواية ابن عباس أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال يوم الفتح "لا هجرة ولكن جهاد ونية ولكن إذا استنفرتم فانفروا" أخرجه البخاري ومسلم في صحيحيهما فالذي فسر به بعض الصحابة من جلساء عمر رضي الله عنهم أجمعين من أنه قد أمرنا إذا فتح الله علينا المدائن والحصون أن نحمد الله ونشكره ونسبحه يعني نصلي له ونستغفره. معنى مليح صحيح. وقد ثبت له شاهد من صلاة النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم فتح مكة وقت الضحى ثماني ركعات فقال قائلون هي صلاة الضحى وأجيبوا بأنه لم يكن يواظب عليها فكيف صلاها ذلك اليوم وقد كان مسافرا لم ينو الإقامة بمكة؟ ولهذا أقام فيها إلى آخر شهر رمضان قريبا من تسع عشرة يوما يقصر الصلاة ويفطر هو وجميع الجيش وكانوا نحوا من عشرة آلاف قال هؤلاء وإنما كانت صلاة الفتح قالوا فيستحب لأمير الجيش إذا فتح بلدا أن يصلي فيه أول ما يدخله ثماني ركعات وهكذا فعل سعد بن أبي وقاص يوم فتح المدائن ثم قال بعضهم يصليها كلها بتسليمة واحدة والصحيح أنه يسلم من كل ركعتين كما ورد في سنن أبي داود أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم كان يسلم يوم الفتح من كل ركعتين وأما ما فسر به ابن عباس وعمر رضي الله تعالى عنهما من أن هذه السورة نص فيها إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم روحه الكريمة واعلم أنك إذا فتحت مكة وهي قريتك التي أخرجتك ودخل الناس في دين الله أفواجا فقد فرغ شغلنا بك في الدنيا فتهيأ للقدوم علينا والوفود إلينا فالآخرة خير لك من الدنيا ولسوف يعطيك ربك فترضى.

The Virtues of Surat An-Nasr

It has been mentioned previously that it (Surat An-Nasr) is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an and that Surat Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an. An-Nasa'i recorded from `Ubaydullah bin `Abdullah bin `Utbah that Ibn `Abbas said to him, "O Ibn `Utbah! Do you know the last Surah of the Qur'an that was revealed" He answered, "Yes, it was

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) (110:1)" He (Ibn `Abbas) He (Ibn `Abbas) said, "You have spoken truthfully."

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

This Surah informs of the Completion of the Life of Allah's Messenger ﷺ

Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "Umar used to bring me into the gatherings with the old men of (the battle of) Badr. However, it was as if one of them felt something in himself (against my attending). So he said, `Why do you (`Umar) bring this (youth) to sit with us when we have children like him (i.e., his age)' So `Umar replied, `Verily, he is among those whom you know. Then one day he called them and invited me to sit with them, and I do not think that he invited me to be among them that day except to show them. So he said, `What do you say about Allah's statement,

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.)' Some of them said, `We were commanded to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness when He helps us and gives us victory.' Some of them remained silent and did not say anything. Then he (`Umar) said to me, `Is this what you say, O Ibn `Abbas' I said, `No.' He then said, `What do you say' I said, `It was the end of the life of Allah's Messenger ﷺ that Allah was informing him of. Allah said,

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) which means, that is a sign of the end of your life.

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوِبَا

(So, glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.)' So, `Umar bin Al-Khattab said, `I do not know anything about it other than what you have said."' Al-Bukhari was alone in recording this Hadith. Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "When

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

(When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,

«نُعِيَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي»

(My death has been announced to me.) And indeed he died during that year." Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith. Al-Bukhari recorded that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say often in his bowing and prostrating,

«سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي»

(Glory to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You. O Allah, forgive me.) He did this as his interpretation of the Qur'an (i.e., showing its implementation)." The rest of the group has also recorded this Hadith except for At-Tirmidhi. Imam Ahmad recorded from Masruq that `A'ishah said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to often say towards the end of his life,

«سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْه»

(Glory to Allah, and praise be unto Him. I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him.) And he said,

«إِنَّ رَبِّي كَانَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي سَأَرَى عَلَامَةً فِي أُمَّتِي، وَأَمَرَنِي إِذَا رَأَيْتُهَا أَنْ أُسَبِّحَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرَهُ، إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا:

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ - وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَجاً - فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوِبَا »

(Verily, my Lord has informed me that I will see a sign in my Ummah and He has commanded me that when I see it, I should glorify His praises and seek His forgiveness, for He is the One Who accepts repentance. And indeed I have seen it (i.e., the sign). (When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest (Al-Fath). And you see that the people enter Allah's religion in crowds. So glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.))" Muslim also recorded this Hadith. The meaning of Al-Fath here is the conquest of Makkah, and there is only one view concerning it. For indeed the different areas of the Arabs were waiting for the conquest of Makkah before they would accept Islam. They said, "If he (Muhammad ﷺ is victorious over his people, then he is a (true) Prophet." So when Allah gave him victory over Makkah, they entered into the religion of Allah (Islam) in crowds. Thus, two years did not pass (after the conquest of Makkah) before the peninsula of the Arabs was laden with faith. And there did not remain any of the tribes of the Arabs except that they professed (their acceptance) of Islam. And all praise and blessings are due to Allah. Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih that `Amr bin Salamah said, "When Makkah was conquered, all of the people rushed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to profess their Islam. The various regions were delaying their acceptance of Islam until Makkah was conquered. The people used to say, `Leave him and his people alone. If he is victorious over them he is a (true) Prophet."' We have researched the war expedition for conquest of Makkah in our book As-Surah. Therefore, whoever wishes he may review it there. And all praise and blessings are due to Allah.Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu `Ammar that a neighbor of Jabir bin `Abdullah told him, "I returned from a journey and Jabir bin `Abdullah came and greeted me. So I began to talk with him about the divisions among the people and what they had started doing. Thus, Jabir began to cry and he said, `I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying,

«إِنَّ النَّاسَ دَخَلُوا فِي دِينِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجًا، وَسَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ أَفْوَاجًا»

(Verily, the people have entered into the religion of Allah in crowds and they will also leave it in crowds.)" This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat An-Nasr, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

and you see people entering God’s religion that is to say Islam in throngs in large droves after they had been entering one by one — this was after the conquest of Mecca when the Arabs from all corners of the land came to him willingly in obedience to his command —

Verse [ 110:2] وَرَ‌أَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّـهِ أَفْوَاجًا (And you see people entering Allah's [ approved ] religion in multitudes,) Before the conquest of Makkah there were many people who were almost convinced of the verity of the Holy Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and Islam, but there were several factors that were obstructing them to embrace the religion. Some people were afraid of the Quraishite opposition, or they were hesitant for some other reason. The Conquest of Makkah removed those obstacles, and people entered the fold of Islam in throngs. Seven hundred people from Yemen embraced the religion, and joined the Holy Prophet ﷺ . On the way, they recited the call to prayer [ adhan ] and recited the Qur'an. In this way, the populace of Arabia embraced the religion of Islam and entered into its fold in droves.