Eternal Words 4-Sura An-Nisa (The Women) Verse65
Verse65
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(65) فَلاَ وَرَبِّكَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىَ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لاَ يَجِدُواْ فِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَيْتَ وَيُسَلِّمُواْ تَسْلِيمًا
65. " But no, by your Lord! they do not believe (in reality) until they make you the judge regarding the disagreement between them, then they find within themselves no dislike of which you decide and submit with full submission. "
Occasion of Revelation
There was a dispute between Zubayr-ibn-' Awam (one of the Emigrants) and an other Muslim from the Helpers upon the irrigation of a palm-plantation. Since the Upper part of the garden belonged to Zubayr, the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) judged that he should irrigate it first. The other man, the Helper, became worried from the Prophet's Judgement and told him:
"As Zubayr is your cousine, you judged in his benefit." As soon as he uttered that sentence, the face of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) paled, and the above verse was revealed.
Surprising! They themselves elected the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) as an arbitrator, but they refused his judgement.
Commentary:
Imam Sadiq (a.s.) in a tradition said: " If some people worship Allah by establishing prayer, performing Hajj pilgrimage, paying alms, and so on to adore Him, but they doubt about the deeds of the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h.), they are not, indeed, believers. "
Then he (a.s.) recited this verse.
" But no, by your Lord! they do not believe (in reality) until they make you the judge regarding the disagreement between them, then they find within themselves no dislike of which you decide and submit with full submission. "
However, the signs of a true believer are three.
A) In stead of referring to the false deities, he takes the judgement to the Prophet (p.b.u.h.).
B) They should not have any suspicion to the Prophet's judgement.
"... they find within themselves no dislike ..."
C) He ought to accept the command of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.) ordently and surrender to it.
By the way, Judgement is from among the ranks of messengership and mastership. And, personal attitude against the Quranic text is forbidden, because this manner is the sign of faithlessness, (regarding to the occasion of revelation).
