Tafsir for verse: 5:117
مَا قُلۡتُ لَهُمۡ إِلَّا مَآ أَمَرۡتَنِي بِهِۦٓ أَنِ ٱعۡبُدُواْ ٱللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمۡۚ وَكُنتُ عَلَيۡهِمۡ شَهِيدٗا مَّا دُمۡتُ فِيهِمۡۖ فَلَمَّا تَوَفَّيۡتَنِي كُنتَ أَنتَ ٱلرَّقِيبَ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ وَأَنتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ ١١٧ ﴿117
117I have not said to them anything but what You have ordered me to say, that is, ‘Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord’ and I was a witness over them as long as I was with them. But when You recalled me, You were the One watching over them. You are a witness over everything.
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Commentary

And when he negated from himself what deserves negation; and indicated to it; he affirmed what he said to them; in a manner that clearly negates others; so that what was attributed to him of the claim of divinity is negated twice; by indication; and by expression; he said - expressing the matter with words; in accordance with the question; (p-366) and explained the matter; clarifying that all that he said is permissible; or otherwise; revolves around the matter in terms of belief; meaning that the one addressed by what the Messenger said is commanded to believe in it that he is in that status; it is not permissible for him to believe in it that he is above it; nor below it; he worships Allah (the Most High) by that -: ﴿What I told them﴾; meaning: what I commanded them with anything from the things; ﴿Except what You commanded me with﴾; then he explained it; indicating the matter intended by the saying; the command to express in its interpretation by the letter of interpretation; by saying: ﴿That you worship﴾; meaning: I commanded them only with the worship of; ﴿Allah﴾; meaning: the One who no one else has gathered the attributes of majesty and beauty; then he indicated that just as He deserves worship for Himself; He deserves it for His blessings; he said: ﴿My Lord and your Lord﴾; meaning: I and you are equal in His servitude; and this restriction is valid to be for the heart; on the condition that

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