THE BELIEVERS NEVER DESPAIR OF ALLĀH'S MERCY

ALLĀH tells what Yaqub said to his children:

يَا بَنِيَّ اذْهَبُواْ فَتَحَسَّسُواْ مِن يُوسُفَ وَأَخِيهِ وَلَا تَيْأَسُواْ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ

"O my sons! Go you and inquire about Yusuf and his brother, and do not lose hope in the mercy of ALLĀH

For hope makes a person try hard to achieve what he hopes for, whereas despair leads to apathy and giving up. The best that people can hope for is the grace, kindness and mercy of ALLĀH.

إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللّهِ إِلاَّ الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ

For no one loses hope in ALLĀH'S mercy except the disbelieving people.

for - because of their disbelief - they think it unlikely that HE will bestow mercy upon them and they think HIS mercy is far off, so do not be like the disbelievers.

This indicates that a person’s hope of the mercy of ALLĀH will be commensurate with the level of his faith.

{Tafsi‌r As-Sa'di}

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