Islam Guidance

Verse114

(114) لاَّ خَيْرَ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِّن نَّجْوَاهُمْ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ أَوْ مَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ إِصْلاَحٍ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ

وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ ابْتَغَاء مَرْضَاتِ اللّهِ فَسَوْفَ نُؤْتِيهِ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

114. " There is no good in most of their secret conferences, except for him who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between peopl; and whoever does this, seeking Allah's pleasure, We will give him a great reward."
Commentary:
In the former verses, there was a hint to the mischievous hidden nightly meetings of some hypocrites or the like of them. In this holy verse, the subject is discussed more detailed under the title of 'secret conference'. The Arabic term /najwa/ ' conspiring ', whisper does not mean only: 'the secret whispered words'. It concludes any secret and hidden meetings, too.
The holy verse denotes that: there is no goodness in their most private meetings which such people hold secretly, and they are based on some evil plans.

It says:
" There is no good in most of their secret conferences,..."
Then, in order that it might not be thought that any conspiring and whisper, or secret meeting, is blameworthy and prohibited, a few instances are mentioned at the end of this very verse in the form of exceptions. It says:
"... except for him who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between peopl;..."
If such conspirings may not be for pretence or dealing hypocrisy but for the purpose of obtaining the pleasure of Allah, the Lord will assign a great recompense for them. The verse says:
"...and whoever does this, seeking Allah's pleasure, We will give him a great reward."
In principle, conspiring and secret whispering, or holding hidden meetings have been introduced in the Qur'an as ' Satanic work '. Sura Mujadelah, No. 58, verse 10 says: " Secret counsels are only (the work) of Satan..."
Essentially, if secret conspiring be performed at the presence of a crowd, it may raise the suspicion of men. It can even sometimes create mis trust between friends. That is why it is better not to apply this manner except for the necessery aspects. The philosophy of this ordinance in the Qur'an may also be the very fact.

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