Muhammad 47:28
Muhammad · Medinan · Juz 26 · Page 509
Deeds Made Worthless
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ ٱتَّبَعُواْ مَآ أَسۡخَطَ ٱللَّهَ وَكَرِهُواْ رِضۡوَٰنَهُۥ فَأَحۡبَطَ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ ٢٨
That will be because they followed that which angereth Allah, and hated that which pleaseth Him. Therefor He hath made their actions vain.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
They followed what angered Allah and disliked His pleasure, so He made their deeds worthless.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “ihbat” as wiping out the reward of a deed: as good deeds cover bad ones, bad deeds can also erase good ones.
Reflect
Beware of erasing your good deeds with a sin.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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