[21] VERSES 15 – 17 إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا {15} They...
[21] VERSES 15 – 17 إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا {15} They would be plotting a plot [86:15] وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا {16} And I would (too) be Planning a plan [86:16] فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا {17} So, respite the Kafirs, respiting them gently for a while [86:17] ثم قال علي بن إبراهيم: حدثنا جعفر بن أحمد، عن عبد الله بن موسى، عن الحسن بن علي بن أبي حمزة، عن أبيه، عن أبي بصير، في قوله: إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْداً وَ أَكِيدُ كَيْداً Then Ali Bin Ibrahim (Tafseer Qummi) said: ‘It has been narrated to us from Ja’far Bin Ahmad, from Abdullah Bin Musa, from Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from his father, from Abu Baseer regarding His -azwj Words: They would be plotting a plot [86:15] .
قال: «كادوا رسول الله (صلى الله عليه و آله) و كادوا عليا (عليه السلام)، و كادوا فاطمة (عليها السلام)، فقال الله: يا محمد إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْداً وَ أَكِيدُ كَيْداً فَمَهِّلِ الْكافِرِينَ يا محمد أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْداً لوقت بعث القائم (عليه السلام) فينتقم لي من الجبابرة و الطواغيت من قريش و بني أمية و سائر الناس He -asws said: ‘They plotted against Rasool-Allah -saww , and plotted against Ali -asws , and plotted against (Syeda) Fatima -asws , so Allah -azwj Said: They would be plotting a plot [86:15] And I would be Planning a plan [86:16] So respite the Kafirs , O Muhammad -saww , respiting them gently for a while [86:17] , – up to the time of the Sending of Al-Qaim -asws , so he -asws will revenge revenge for Me -azwj against the mighty and the tyrants of Quraysh, and the clan of Umayya, and the rest of the people’.
[22] The Traditions of Allah -azwj are based upon the Love and Kindness, as Allah -azwj neither Withholds from the unjust people nor Punishes them but gives them a Respite so they may repent and correct their affairs.
In the Book, Allah -azwj Says: وَلَوْ يُؤَاخِذُ اللَّهُ النَّاسَ بِظُلْمِهِمْ مَا تَرَكَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ وَلَٰكِنْ يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى ۖ فَإِذَا جَاءَ أَجَلُهُمْ لَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ {6116:} And if Allah were to Seize people due to their injustices, He would not Leave upon it from a single creature, but He Respites them to a Specified term .
So, when their term comes, they will neither be delaying it nor will they be preceding it [16:61] The respite is for all, the believers as well as for the non-believers, but once it’s over, the Retribution is severe for those who did not repent and asked for forgiveness and its intensity is based on the levels of crimes.
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