Tafsir for verse: 5:99
مَّا عَلَى ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَّا ٱلۡبَلَٰغُۗ وَٱللَّهُ يَعۡلَمُ مَا تُبۡدُونَ وَمَا تَكۡتُمُونَ ٩٩ ﴿99
99The duty of Our Messenger is only to convey the Message. Allah knows what you disclose and what you conceal.
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Commentary

And when He encouraged - glorified and exalted is He - and warned; it was known that He is the One who rewards alone; so this resulted in that there is no one else besides Him; except for what He has commanded him with; so this resulted in that; and there is no doubt; His saying: ﴿What is upon the Messenger﴾; meaning: that which pertains to conveying; ﴿except the conveying﴾; meaning: that it is permissible for you to eat and other than that; and it is forbidden for you to consume alcohol and other than it; and it is not upon him to know what you conceal; and what you reveal; to hold you accountable for it; ﴿And Allah﴾; meaning: the One who encompasses everything in power; and knowledge; ﴿knows what you reveal﴾; meaning: you renew revealing it based on what is established; ﴿and what you conceal﴾; of faith; and disbelief; and disobedience; and obedience; and intent to kill game and other than it; and love for alcohol and other than it; and deep involvement in religion; by prohibiting what is lawful from food and drink and other than it; excessively; and neglectfully; because He is the One who created you; and has decreed that in you at its times; so He will reward you based on what is in the essence of the matter; whoever disobeys, He will take him with severe punishment; and whoever obeys, He will grant him good reward; and as for the Messenger, blessings and peace be upon him, he does not judge except by what he knows of what you reveal; unless I disclose to him the hidden; and command him in it with My command; and this also refers to His saying (the Most High): ﴿Convey what has been revealed to you from your Lord﴾ [Al-Ma'idah: 67]

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