An-Nisa 4:64 وما ارسلنا من رسول الا ليطاع باذن الله ولو انهم اذ ظلموا انفسهم جاءوك فاستغفروا الله واستغفر لهم الرسول لوجدوا الله توابا رحيما ٦٤
وَمَآ
أَرۡسَلۡنَا
مِن
رَّسُولٍ
إِلَّا
لِيُطَاعَ
بِإِذۡنِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَلَوۡ
أَنَّهُمۡ
إِذ
ظَّلَمُوٓاْ
أَنفُسَهُمۡ
جَآءُوكَ
فَٱسۡتَغۡفَرُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَٱسۡتَغۡفَرَ
لَهُمُ
ٱلرَّسُولُ
لَوَجَدُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
تَوَّابٗا
رَّحِيمٗا
٦٤
(And tell them that) We never sent a Messenger but that he should be obeyed by the leave of Allah.1 If whenever they wronged themselves they had come to you praying to Allah for forgiveness, and had the Messenger prayed for their forgiveness, they would indeed have found Allah All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
Allah said,
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إلاَّ لِيُطَاعَ
(We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed) meaning, obeying the Prophet was ordained for those to whom Allah sends the Prophet. Allah's statement,
بِإِذُنِ اللَّهِ
(by Allah's leave) means, "None shall obey,
…The Necessity of Obeying the Messenger ﷺ
Allah said,
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن رَّسُولٍ إلاَّ لِيُطَاعَ
(We sent no Messenger, but to be obeyed) meaning, obe
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