Belief and obedience to the Command of Allah and forgiveness for falling short
When there was revealed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ: “To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Whether you disclose what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it; then He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills. And Allah is capable of all things,” (Baqarah 2:284) that weighed heavily upon the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.
So they came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, then knelt down on their knees and said: "O Messenger of Allah, we have been charged with deeds that we are able to do: prayer, fasting, striving, and charity, but this verse has been revealed to you and we cannot bear it!" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: “Do you want to say as the People of the two Books before you said, ‘We hear and we disobey?’ Rather say: ‘We hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return.’” They said: “We hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return.”
Then when the people recited it, their tongues became accustomed to it, and Allah revealed immediately after it: “The Messenger has believed in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and the believers. Each has believed in Allah, His angels, His books, and His messengers: ‘We make no distinction between any of His messengers.’ And they said: ‘We hear and we obey. Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the return.’” (Baqarah 2:285)
So when they did that, Allah ﷻ abrogated it, and Allah ﷻ revealed: “Allah does not hold any soul to account except for what is its capacity. It will have what it has earned, and against it what it has acquired. Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake.” (Baqarah 2:286) He ﷻ said: “Yes.” “Our Lord, and do not place upon us a burden as You placed it upon those before us.” (Baqarah 2:286) He ﷻ said: “Yes.” “Our Lord, and do not burden us with what we have no strength to bear.” (Baqarah 2:286) He ﷻ said: “Yes.” “And pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Patron, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people.” (Baqarah 2:286) He ﷻ said: “Yes.”
لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ { لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَاللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ } قَالَ فَاشْتَدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ،
فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ، ثُمَّ بَرَكُوا عَلَى الرُّكَبِ فَقَالُوا: أَىْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلِّفْنَا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا نُطِيقُ الصَّلاَةُ وَالصِّيَامُ وَالْجِهَادُ وَالصَّدَقَةُ، وَقَدْ أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْكَ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ وَلاَ نُطِيقُهَا! قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «أَتُرِيدُونَ أَنْ تَقُولُوا كَمَا قَالَ أَهْلُ الْكِتَابَيْنِ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ { سَمِعْنَا وَعَصَيْنَا }؟ بَلْ قُولُوا: سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ»، قَالُوا: سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ،
فَلَمَّا اقْتَرَأَهَا الْقَوْمُ ذَلَّتْ بِهَا أَلْسِنَتُهُمْ، فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ فِي إِثْرِهَا { آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ، كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلاَئِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لاَ نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ وَقَالُوا سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ }
فَلَمَّا فَعَلُوا ذَلِكَ نَسَخَهَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ ﷻ { لاَ يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلاَّ وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ، رَبَّنَا لاَ تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا } قَالَ: نَعَمْ، { رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا } قَالَ: نَعَمْ، { رَبَّنَا وَلاَ تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لاَ طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ } قَالَ: نَعَمْ، { وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلاَنَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ } قَالَ: نَعَمْ۔
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