English Translation of Al-Quran
[39].Surah Al-Zumar [The Groups]
Ayat 15. So, worship what you like besides Him. Say (O Muhammad ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) : “The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. Verily, that will be a manifest loss!”
Tafseer of Surah Al Zumar Ayat 15. “Serve ye what ye will besides him.” Say: “Truly, those in loss are those who lose their own souls and their people on the Day of Judgment: Ah! that is indeed the (real and) evident Loss! This is not a command or permission but a reproach and warning. The address of the Prophet of Allah may be paraphrased thus: ‘Whatever happens I will follow the command of Allah. He has revealed Himself, and I know that He is One, supreme over all creatures. Him alone will I serve. Is there any so ignorant as to seek anyone else? Let him do so and see the results. The loss will be his own. For he falls from Grace into Evil. The cult of Evil results in the destruction of all that is best and most valuable in us, as well as poisons all the affections which link us to our families, and people, in the Final Adjustment, which we call the Day of Judgment.
English Translation of Hadith
Hazrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: When this Verse was revealed: “And warn your tribe (O Muhammad ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) of near kindred”. (26:214) Messenger of Allah ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) called the Quraysh; when they gathered, he said to them: “O sons of `Abd Shams; O sons of Kaab bin Lu’ai, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of Murrah bin Kaab, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abd Manaf, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O sons of `Abdul-Muttalib, rescue yourselves from the Fire! O Fatimah, rescue yourself from the Fire, for I have no power (to protect you) from Allah in anything except that I would sustain a relationship with you”.
[Muslim Book 01, Chapter 87, Hadith # 399].
Lesson: as mentioned above in Surah Al-Zumar Ayat 15. “”The losers are those who will lose themselves and their families on the Day of Resurrection. 1. This Hadith tells us that lineage in the Hereafter will not help anybody. So much so that even one’s relationship with Messenger of Allah ﷺ (PBUH) shall not carry any weight on that day. The only thing that will then help in salvation will be one’s good deeds. People for whom the Prophet ﷺ (PBUH) and pious men will intercede will be believers with some sins in their account and not the disbelievers devoid of Faith and good actions. Neither will anybody intercede for the infidels, nor will the infidels find salvation. 2. In preaching religion, priority must be given to one’s own close relatives. They deserve it more than anyone else, and for this reason Divine injunction should be first of all conveyed to them. 3. Even if a Muslim’s relatives are pagans and polytheists, their rights of kinsmen and the demands of “maintaining the ties of kinship” enjoined by Islam must be fulfilled. The first and foremost demand of their rights is that they should be invited to the right path so that they will be saved from Hell-fire.
