Transliteration:( Allazeenas tajaaboo lil laahi war Rasooli mim ba'di maaa asaabahumulqarh; lillazeena ahsanoo minhum wattaqaw ajrun 'azeem )
“Those who responded to Allah and the Messenger after the wound [390] had smitten them [391] will have a great reward for their righteousness and piety [392].”
After the Battle of Uhud, news spread that Abu Sufyaan was preparing another attack on Madinah. In response, the Holy Prophet ﷺ made a proclamation calling the believers to march out again.
Despite being wounded and exhausted, the Noble Companions did not hesitate. They joined the Prophet ﷺ in their injured state, setting out with him. When they reached Hamra’ al-Asad, about eight miles from Madinah, they learned that Abu Sufyaan had retreated out of fear.
This verse was revealed in their praise, showing that responding to the call of the Prophet ﷺ is equivalent to responding to the call of Allah, as the verse states: “responded to Allah and the Messenger.”
The phrase “after the wound had smitten them” uses the word “from” in a general and inclusive sense, not implying only a few. All the Companions who joined this expedition were pious and virtuous.
However, this verse clarifies that their immense reward was earned due to their righteousness and sincerity. It praises not just their action, but the intention and piety behind it.
Their steadfastness, even in a state of injury, and their swift response to the Prophet’s call, earned them great divine reward. This shows the high status of those who remain obedient and devoted, even in the face of pain and hardship. True righteousness, not ease, earns the pleasure of Allah.
The tafsir of Surah Imran verse 172 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Imran ayat 169 which provides the complete commentary from verse 169 through 175.
(3:172) There were those who responded to the call of Allah and the Messenger[122] after injury had smitten them[123] – for all those who do good and fear Allah there is a mighty reward.
122. When, after the Battle of Uhud, the Makkan polytheists had travelled several stages of their journey, they began to tell themselves what a mistake they had made in allowing the opportunity to crush the power of Muhammad to slip out of their hands. At one place they halted and deliberated among themselves about launching a second attack on Madina. They failed, however, to muster sufficient courage and carried on to Makka. The Prophet, for his part, also realized that they might attack once again. On the second day of Uhud, therefore, he gathered the Muslims and urged them to pursue the unbelievers. Even though this was a highly critical moment, the true men of faith girded their loins and were prepared to lay down their lives at the behest of the Prophet. They accompanied him to Hamra’ al-Asad, eight miles from Madina. The present verse refers to these dedicated men.
123. These few verses were revealed almost one year after the Battle of Uhud. As they are connected with the events of the battle they were included in the present discourse.
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