Commentary
And when this necessitates the desire for obedience to the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, especially in jihad; and for the desire for those who are characterized by the qualities of the believers to engage in obedience; and to turn away from all those who are characterized by the qualities of the hypocrites; and to continue expelling them; and distancing them; and being harsh towards them; and being cautious of associating with them; until their sincerity becomes clear; and there were many among the pure companions, may Allah be pleased with them, who had kinship ties that necessitated compassion towards them; which carried the intercession for them; either by granting permission to be excused from jihad; due to the false excuses they would fabricate; or in pardoning them when their shortcomings were discovered; or in assisting them; or assisting others; with wealth; and oneself; in the matter of jihad; when claiming that the reason preventing them from it is incapacity; and in other than that; and repentance was offered to them; and to others; and righteousness is what the heart finds peace in; and sin is what stirs in the chest; and a person has insight into himself; and the inner matters are known only to Allah, glorified and exalted is He; and a person may sometimes display evil in the guise of good; Allah, glorified and exalted is He, encouraged righteousness; and warned against sin; with His saying, generalizing; resuming in response to one who seemed to say: "Is intercession not accepted for them?" -: ﴿Whoever intercedes﴾; meaning: creates; and renews; whoever it may be; at any time; ﴿a good intercession﴾; meaning: he establishes an excuse for the Muslim; in all that is permissible in religion; to bring him good; or to avert harm from him; ﴿he will have a share of it﴾; by the reward of his causing good; ﴿And whoever intercedes﴾; whoever it may be; at any time; ﴿a bad intercession﴾; meaning: by defending a criminal in a matter that is not permissible; and causing his elevation; and he magnified the bad intercession because averting evils is more important than bringing about benefits; so he said - expressing what clarifies the share; and makes it understood more than that; intensifying in warning -: ﴿he will have a portion of it﴾; and this is a clarification that intercession for them is bad; if their crime is established; it is good; if their repentance is known; and their Islam.
And when both the encouragement of the believers to strive in jihad and the good intercession are from the valley of: "Whoever establishes a good Sunnah; he will have its reward and the reward of whoever acts by it until the Day of Resurrection"; their conjunction is very good. The share is a distinct measure of a thing; it pertains to whom it belongs; and likewise the kifl; except that the usage indicates that it is greater than the share. This is supported by what they said; that it may refer to weakness; so it is as if it is a share that is responsible for what belongs to it. The people of language said: "The share" means the luck; and "the kifl" with the kasra means the weakness; and the share and the luck; and the root of "nasaba" revolves around the established name; and it necessitates the raising; and the placing; and the distinguishing; and the origin; and the reference; and the toil; so it necessitates the pain. Among its necessities also are the limit; and the goal; and the seriousness; and the standing. The root of "kafala" revolves around "the kifl" with the movement; which is the inability; or its companion; and it necessitates companionship; and gentleness; and kindness; and delay. The Imam said: "The kifl" is the share upon which a person relies in obtaining benefits for himself; and in repelling harms from himself; and the intended here is the attainment of the opposite of that; as His saying: "So give them tidings of a painful punishment" [Al-Inshiqaq: 24]; and the aim of it is to alert that the intercession leading to the fall of the truth; and the strength of falsehood will be of great punishment with Allah - glorified and exalted is He -; it has ended.
And this warning was only intensified for the knowledge that most souls are inclined with their companions to intercede with falsehood; and when it is most appropriate for the desire that it should not be cut off in its necessity; even if it is great in reality; so that this may be a deterrent from committing anything of it; even if it is small; it was expressed in the good by the share; and in the bad by the kifl; and the desire for this is supported by the fact that He (exalted) when He mentioned what necessitates Paradise from faith and piety; and it was in the context of admonition for the people of the Book; who are upon a law whose origin is truth; by the legislation of a Messenger from Allah; their abandonment of that is far; it requires an increase in encouragement; he expressed it by the kifl; so He (exalted) said: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and believe in His Messenger; He will give you two shares of His mercy" [Al-Hadid: 28]; to the end of it.
And when the share is ambiguous in relation to our knowledge; due to its variation in relation to the shortcomings of the intercessors; and their daring to intercede with knowledge or ignorance; and other than that which cannot be encompassed except by Allah - glorified and exalted is He -; in knowledge and power; He (exalted) said - encouraging and warning -: "And Allah"; meaning: the Lord of glory and honor; "is over all things"; of the intercessors; and others; and the reward of intercession; "Muqit"; meaning: preserving; and witnessing; and capable of giving what sustains; from the morals of souls; and the states of hearts; and the provisions of bodies; and all that which sustains; as a reward and beginning; from all directions; and upon the estimation of what each one deserves of the reward for intercession; and all good and evil.
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