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we obey.’ They are ones who are successful. me.’ (26:179)
(24:51) You have an excellent model in the Messenger of
All who obey Allah and His Messenger and have Allah, for all who put their hope in Allah and the
awe of Allah and fear of Him, they are the ones Last Day and remember Allah much. (33:21)
who are victorious. (24:52) When Allah and His Messenger have decided
They have sworn by Allah with their most earnest something it is not for any man or woman of the
oaths that if you give them the command, they believers to have a choice about it. Anyone who
will go out. Say: ‘Do not swear. Honourable obe- disobeys Allah and His Messenger is clearly mis-
dience is enough. Allah is aware of what you do.’ guided. (33:36)
(24:53) They will say on the Day their faces are rolled
Say: ‘Obey Allah and obey the Messenger. Then over in the Fire, ‘If only we had obeyed Allah and
if they turn away he is only responsible for what obeyed the Messenger!’ (33:66)
he is charged with and you are responsible for He will put your actions right for you and forgive
what you are charged with. If you obey him, you you your wrong deeds. All who obey Allah and
will be guided.’ The Messenger is only responsi- His Messenger have won a mighty victory.
ble for clear transmission. (24:54) (33:71)
Perform prayer and give the alms and obey the You who believe! Obey Allah and obey the
Messenger so that hopefully mercy will be Messenger. Do not make your actions of no
shown to you. (24:56) worth. (47:33)
The believers are those who believe in Allah and Those who pledge you their allegiance pledge al-
His Messenger and who, when they are with him legiance to Allah. Allah’s hand is over their
on a matter of common concern, do not leave hands. He who breaks his pledge only breaks it
until they have asked him for permission. Those against himself. But as for him who fulfils the
people who ask you for permission are the ones contract he has made with Allah, We will pay
who truly believe in Allah and His Messenger. If him an immense reward. (48:10)
they ask your permission to attend to their own The desert Arabs say, ‘We believe.’ Say: ‘You do
affairs, give permission to any of them you not believe. Say rather, "We have become
please; and ask Allah’s forgiveness for them. Muslim," for faith has not yet entered into your
Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:62) hearts. If you obey Allah and His Messenger, He
Do not make the Messenger’s summoning of you will not undervalue your actions in any way.
the same as your summoning of one another. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’ (49:14)
Allah knows those of you who sneak away. Those who oppose Allah and His Messenger will
Those who oppose his command should beware be subdued and overcome as those before them
of a testing trial coming to them or a painful pun- were also subdued and overcome. We have sent
ishment striking them. (24:63) down Clear Signs. The disbelievers will have a
(Nuh said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey me.’ humiliating punishment. (58:5)
(26:108, 26:110) Do you not see those who were forbidden to
(Hud said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey me.’ confer together secretly returning to the very
(26:126, 26:131) thing they were forbidden to do, and conferring
(Salih said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey me.’ together secretly in wrongdoing and enmity and
(26:144) disobedience to the Messenger? And when they
(Salih said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey me. come to you they greet you with words Allah has
Do not obey the orders of the profligate.’ never used in greeting you, and say to them-
(26:150-151) selves ‘Why does Allah not punish us for what
(Lut said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey me.’ we say?’ Hell will be enough for them! They will
(26:163) roast in it. What an evil destination! (58:8)
(Shu‘ayb said,) ‘So have fear of Allah and obey Are you afraid to give gifts of charity before your
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