Meaning of Ayah : They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them

Meaning of Ayah : They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them

Learning Note by : Reza Ervani bin Asmanu

This Article titled Meaning of Ayah : They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them is Part of Category “Tafseer in English”

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الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالْمُنَافِقَاتُ بَعْضُهُم مِّن بَعْضٍ ۚ يَأْمُرُونَ بِالْمُنكَرِ وَيَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِ وَيَقْبِضُونَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ ۚ نَسُوا اللَّهَ فَنَسِيَهُمْ ۗ إِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَ

The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are of one another. They enjoin what is wrong and forbid what is right and close their hands. They have forgotten Allah , so He has forgotten them [accordingly]. Indeed, the hypocrites – it is they who are the defiantly disobedient. (Surah at Taubah ayat 67)

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Excerpt from Tafseer Fathul Qadiir from Imam asy Syaukani – rahimahullahu Ta’ala

وَالنِّسْيَانُ: التَّرْكُ أَيْ: تَرَكُوا مَا أَمَرَهُمْ بِهِ، فَتَرَكَهُمْ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ وَفَضْلِهِ، لِأَنَّ النِّسْيَانَ الْحَقِيقِيَّ لَا يَصِحُّ إِطْلَاقُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ، وَإِنَّمَا أُطْلِقَ عَلَيْهِ هُنَا مِنْ بَابِ الْمُشَاكَلَةِ الْمَعْرُوفَةِ فِي عِلْمِ الْبَيَانِ،

an Nisyan (Forgetting) means at Tarku (abandoning). That is, they abandon what Allah Almighty has commanded them, so Allah Almighty leaves them in terms of His mercy and virtues. Because the attribute of forgetting in essence is not appropriate/true to be attributed to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala. So what is attributed here falls under the category of Musyakalah, which is known in Science of Arabic Semantic

— Completed Excerpt from Tafsir Fathul Qadir —

Here is an excerpt from the Tafsir al Jami’ al Ahkam al Quran by Imam al Qurthubi – may Allah have mercy on him (Known as Tafsir al Qurthubi):

وَالنِّسْيَانُ: الترك هنا، أي تركوا ما أمر هم اللَّهُ بِهِ فَتَرَكَهُمْ فِي الشَّكِّ. 

In this verse, “an Nisyan” (forgetting) means abandonment, meaning they abandon what Allah Almighty has commanded them, so Allah Almighty leaves them in doubt (asy Syak).

وَقِيلَ: إِنَّهُمْ تَرَكُوا أَمْرَهُ حَتَّى صَارَ كَالْمَنْسِيِّ فَصَيَّرَهُمْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ المنسي من ثوابه.

There are also those who argue that its meaning is they abandon what Allah Almighty has commanded them as if they forget, so Allah Almighty “forgets” them, meaning He does not reward them.

وقال قتادة:” فَنَسِيَهُمْ” أَيْ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ، فَأَمَّا مِنَ الشَّرِّ فَلَمْ يَنْسَهُمْ. 

Qatadah stated that the meaning of “Fanasiyahum” is that Allah Almighty “forgets” their good deeds. Meanwhile, their evil deeds are not forgotten by Allah Almighty (they will still be taken into account).

— End of the excerpt from Tafsir al Qurthubi —

Allah knows best.