Surah Al-Muminoon
Chapter 23 · Verse 61 · Revealed in Makkah
“It is those who hasten to good deeds, and they outstrip [others] therein.”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
Description of the People of Good Deeds
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ خَشْيةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُونَ
(Verily, those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;) means, even though they have reached the level of Ihsan and have faith and do righteous deeds, they are still in awe of Allah and fear Him and His hidden plans for them, as Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "The believer combines Ihsan with awe, while the disbelievers combine evil deeds with a sense of security."
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
أُولَـٰئِكَ يُسَارِعُونَ فِي الْخَيْرَاتِ وَهُمْ لَهَا سَابِقُونَ
Those people are accelerating towards the (real) good things, and they are the foremost to attain them. - 23:61
What does this verse bring up for you today?