Transliteration:( Rabbi falaa taj'alnee fil qawmiz zaalimeen )
"O my Lord! Then put me not with the unjust people [129]."
This heartfelt prayer continues from the previous verse, where the Prophet ﷺ asks that if punishment is to be shown in his time, then he not be counted among the unjust.
Here, the Prophet ﷺ seeks protection:
From being included with the disbelievers,
From their actions, beliefs, and
Most importantly, from sharing in their punishment.
However, it is important to understand that:
The Prophet ﷺ is sinless (ma‘soom) and free from wrongdoing.
The punishment of the disbelievers could not occur in his presence, as Allah said:
“And Allah is not to punish them while you (O Prophet) are among them” (Surah Al-Anfal, 8:33).
Thus, this duʿā (supplication) is a lesson for the Ummah—a model prayer to be recited by believers, asking Allah to distance them from the influence, actions, and fate of unjust people.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Muminun verse 94 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muminun ayat 93 which provides the complete commentary from verse 93 through 98.
(23:94) then do not include me, my Lord, among these wrong-doing people.”[87]
87. This prayer does not mean that, God forbid, there was any real danger of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) also being involved in the punishment, or that if he had not invoked this prayer, he might have been involed in it. This way of address has been adopted to warn that all people should fear Allah’s punishment. They should not demand it nor persist in their wickedness, if Allah gives them respite. As a matter of fact, Allah’s punishment is a thing which should be dreaded not only by the sinful people but also by the righteous people, and they should all seek His refuge from it, for when the scourge of God comes, it does not destroy only the wicked people but may also involve the righteous people in it. Therefore the right course for those, who have to live in a wicked society, is that they should always pray to Allah for His refuge, for one does not know when that scourge might come down.
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