Tafsir for verse: 2:207
وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَشۡرِي نَفۡسَهُ ٱبۡتِغَآءَ مَرۡضَاتِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفُۢ بِٱلۡعِبَادِ ٢٠٧ ﴿207﴾
207And among men there is one who sells his very soul to seek the pleasure of Allah, and Allah is Very-Kind to His servants.
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Commentary
He buys his soul, meaning he gives it in jihad. It was said: he commands what is right and forbids what is wrong until he is killed. It was said: it was revealed concerning Suhayb ibn Sinan. The polytheists wanted him to abandon Islam and killed some people who were with him. He said to them: I am an old man. If I am with you, I will not benefit you, and if I am against you, I will not harm you. So leave me with what I am upon and take my wealth. They accepted his wealth, and he came to Medina. And Allah is Most Kind to the servants, as He has obligated them to jihad and offered them the reward of martyrs.
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