Transliteration:( Wa am mas saa-ila fala tanhar )
10. It should be remembered that Allah Almighty has bestowed three types of bounties upon His Beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
1. Visible bounties about whose general declaration he is commanded e.g. Prophethood, intercession, etc. because people's faith is dependent on their acceptance.
2. Concealed bounties about which permission is given for its specific revelation, through the recognition of which people obtain the mystical knowledge of Allah Almighty.
3. Exclusive bounty which is the special bounty of Allah Almighty and there is absolutely no permission for its revelation. It is from Divine mysteries. Says Allah Almighty: "Now He revealed to His bondsman whatever He revealed" (S53: V10). In this verse the first two bounties are denoted. Since whatever Allah Almighty has bestowed upon the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم He has bestowed out of His Bounty.
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Please refer to Surah Ad-Duha ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 11.
(93:10) and chide not him who asks,[10]
10. It has two meanings.
If saail is taken in the sense of aneedy person, who asks for help, it would mean that if youcan, you should help him. If you cannot, you should excuseyourself politely, but should never scold him. In this sensethe instruction corresponds to Allah’s this favor: You werepoor, then Allah enriched you.
And if saail is taken in thesense of the one who inquires, i.e. asks for enlightenment ona religious matter or injunction, it would mean that even ifsuch a person be extremely ignorant and ill-mannered andmight put the question, or present his problem, impolitely,you should in any case answer him politely and kindly, andshould not turn him away like the rude people proud oftheir knowledge.
In this meaning, the instructioncorresponds to Allah’s this favor: You were unaware of theway, then He guided you. Abu Darda, Hasan Basri, SufyanThauri and some other scholars have preferred this secondmeaning, for in view of the order and sequence thisinstruction corresponds to: wa-wa-jadaka daalllan fa hada.
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