Hope in the Quran

Verses of Hope in the Quran

Abu Bakr (RA) said: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

قُلْ كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ هُوَ أَهْدَىٰ سَبِيلًا

Say: "Each one doth according to his rule of conduct” [17:84]

Because a man in his conduct is more akin to disobey and the Master is more akin to forgive.

Umar (RA) Siad: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

حم 

تَنْزِيلُ الْكِتَابِ مِنَ اللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْعَلِيمِ

غَافِرِ الذَّنْبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ 

Ha Mim

The revelation of this Book is from Allah, Exalted in Power, Full of Knowledge,-

Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is strict in punishment, and hath a long reach (in all things). There is no god but He: to Him is the final goal. [40:1-3]

Uthman (RA) said: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

نَبِّئْ عِبَادِي أَنِّي أَنَا الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ 

وَأَنَّ عَذَابِي هُوَ الْعَذَابُ الْأَلِيمُ 

Tell My servants that I am indeed the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful; [15:49-50]

And that My Penalty will be indeed the most grievous Penalty.

Ali (ra) said: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ 

Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [39:53]

It was revealed when some people said “O Messanger of Allah: would our lord forgive us, if we embrace Islam will all what we committed earlier like infidelity, killing etc?

Thanban said when this verse was revealed: I will not prefer the whole world with all what is in it on this verse.

The verse means that Allah is going to forgive all sins of a person once he repents

 

It is said that the most hopeful verse is:

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا بَعِيدًا

Allah forgiveth not (The sin of) joining other gods with Him; but He forgiveth whom He pleaseth other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, Hath strayed far, far away (from the right). [4:116]

 

Or this verse:

وَمَنْ يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ يَجِدِ اللَّهَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا

If any one does evil or wrongs his own soul but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful. [4:110]

 

Zain Ul Abidin (RA) said: the most hopeful verse is:

وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ

And soon will thy Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou shalt be well-pleased. [93:5]

He said that our prophet Muhammad (SAW) will not be pleased while a single person from among his people remain in the fire.

Al Qurtabi said: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَلَمْ يَلْبِسُوا إِيمَانَهُمْ بِظُلْمٍ أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ 

"It is those who believe and confuse not their beliefs with wrong - that are (truly) in security, for they are on (right) guidance." [6:82]

Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al-Safuri said: I have read the whole Quran and I did not find a verse attracting a lot of hope than this verse:

وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَىٰ ۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ 

Those who eschew Evil,- and fall not into its worship,- and turn to Allah (in repentance),- for them is Good News: so announce the Good News to My Servants,- [39:17]

Ali (RA) said: should I not tell you the most excellent verse in the Quran?

They said: why not?

He said the saying of Allah:

وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ

Whatever misfortune happens to you, is because on the things your hands have wrought, and for many (of them) He grants forgiveness. [42:30]

 

Then he said: The Prophet (saw) told me: O Ali! Whatever befalls you like a calamity, a punishment or a sickness in this world, it is the earning of your hands. And Allah is more generous than doubling the punishment upon His servant in the Hereafter.

And as He has forgiven His servant in the world, then Allah is more noble to punish a person after he forgave him.

 

Al-Wahidi said: For this reason, this verse is considered to be the most hopeful verse in the Quran as it divides the sins in 2 categories:

One which is expiated because of the suffering of a person and the other which He forgave.  And Allah Almighty is very generous, once he forgives, he does not retract what he has done.

 

Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (RA) said:

Darkness are five, each of them has a lamp to enlighten it:

·      Sins are darkness; its lamp is repentance.

·      The grave is a dark place; its lamp is prayer

·      The scale is dark and its lamp is “La ilaha illallah” (There is no one worthy of worship except Allah).

·      The bridge (on the hellfire) is dark and its lamp is “Al-Yaqin” (strong faith)

·      The hereafter is dark and its lamp is the good actions.