Transliteration:( Ill-lal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati; falahum ajrun ghairu mamnoon )
Faith Comes First: This verse highlights that belief (faith) must precede good deeds. Without faith, no good deed is valid or acceptable. Faith is the foundation on which good deeds are built. This emphasizes the importance of having a sincere belief in Allah and His guidance before taking righteous actions.
Consistency in Good Deeds: Believers are urged to perform good deeds consistently, not just once. Good deeds should be an ongoing part of one’s life. A believer should not feel that once they have done a good deed, they are absolved of their duty. Rather, they must continue to strive in doing righteous actions at all times.
No Deed Should Be Considered Trivial: Every act of goodness is valuable. Believers should not dismiss any good deed, however small it may seem. Allah has made faith the precursor to good deeds and has used the Past Continuous Tense for "did" in reference to righteous actions, showing that good deeds should be a constant part of one's life.
Benefits for Family and Others: This verse also implies that minor children of believers benefit from their parents’ piety and good deeds. Similarly, even sinners may receive forgiveness through the intercession of pious individuals. This underscores the interconnectedness of good deeds and their effect on others.
Esal-e-Sawab (Conveying Rewards to the Departed Souls): The verse does not contradict the practice of Esal-e-Sawab, where the rewards of good deeds are sent to the deceased. The good deeds of a person can be conveyed to someone else, and the rewards are considered valid for the person to whom they are directed.
The reward for pious individuals is eternal. This means that even as they grow old, become ill, or travel, the rewards they receive for their past good deeds remain continuous, just as they did in their youth or periods of good health. Their deeds and their rewards are not limited by time.
The tafsir of Surah Tin verse 6 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Tin ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 8.
(95:6) except those who have faith and do righteous deeds. Theirs is a never ending reward.[5]
5. The commentators who have taken asfala-safilin to imply the state of extreme old age when man loses his sense and reason, interpret this verse to mean: But the people who in the prime and strength of their age believed and did righteous deeds would have in this old age too the same righteous deeds credited for them and will be rewarded accordingly. No reduction will be made in their rewards on the ground that they could not perform those righteous deeds in that period of life. And the commentators who construe reversal to safilin to imply being cast into the lowest stage of Hell interpret this verse to mean: The people also believed and did righteous deeds are an exception: they will not be reversed to this stage but they will have a reward unending and unfailing. But, neither of these meanings is relevant to the reasoning made in this Surah to justify the judgment of the Hereafter. In our opinion the verse means: Just as it is a common observation in human society that the morally degraded are made the lowest of the low, so this is also an observation of every age that those who believed in God, the Hereafter and the Prophethood and who molded their lives after righteousness and piety, remained secure from this degeneration and remained consistent with the best mold and nature that Allah had created them on. Therefore, they are worthy of the unending reward, i.e. the reward which will neither be less than what they deserve, nor will it ever be cut off.
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