Surat At-Tawbah (99-100)

{وَمِنَ الأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَاتٍ عِندَ اللّهِ وَصَلَوَاتِ الرَّسُولِ أَلا إِنَّهَا قُرْبَةٌ لَّهُمْ سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ اللّهُ فِي رَحْمَتِهِ إِنَّ اللّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ} (التوبة: 99)

99- Some Bedouins believe in Allah and in the Last Day and count the money they spend in the way of Allah an approach to draw nearer to Allah. They love that the Prophet (peace be upon him) invokes Allah for them because of their spending because he used to supplicate Allah for those who give in charity with blessing and goodness and seek forgiveness for them. Surely, they shall gain that invocation and their actions shall draw them nearer to Allah and He shall admit them to Paradise. Indeed, Allah forgives the sins of His Believing Servants who repent, no matter how great their sins are.

{وَالسَّابِقُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ وَالأَنصَارِ وَالَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوهُم بِإِحْسَانٍ رَّضِيَ اللّهُ عَنْهُمْ وَرَضُواْ عَنْهُ وَأَعَدَّ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي تَحْتَهَا الأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أَبَداً ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ} (التوبة : 100 )

100- As for the formers who embraced Islam and supported the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) from the immigrants who migrated to Medina and the Supporters of the people of Medina who provided shelter to their immigrant brethren, and the people who will come after them but follow them righteously, Allah shall be pleased with them by accepting their obedience and actions. Moreover, they shall be pleased with Him by the bliss and wide mercy they shall receive. Allah prepared for them high gardens underneath there are rivers flow and they shall abide their forever, and that is success and great pleasure they expected.

Ibn Kathir (may Allah bestow mercy upon him) said: Woe to those who hate them, insult them, or even insult some of them. How come such people belie the Qur’an and insult those whom Allah is pleased with? As for Ahl-us-Sunnah, they mention those Companions and Followers with goodness, love those who befriend them and set enmity against those who dislike them, following the example of the Prophet (peace be upon him).