Tafsir for verse: 21:73
وَجَعَلۡنَٰهُمۡ أَئِمَّةٗ يَهۡدُونَ بِأَمۡرِنَا وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَيۡهِمۡ فِعۡلَ ٱلۡخَيۡرَٰتِ وَإِقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَإِيتَآءَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةِۖ وَكَانُواْ لَنَا عَٰبِدِينَ ٧٣ ﴿73﴾
73And We made them the Imams who guided (people) under Our command, and We inspired them to do good deeds and to establish Salāh and pay Zakāh, and Us alone they worshipped.
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Commentary
They guide by Our command. In it, it is that whoever is righteous to be a role model in the religion of Allah, then guidance is obligatory upon him. He is commanded by it from Allah, and he should not neglect it or be lazy about it. The first of this is to be guided himself, because benefiting from his guidance is broader, and souls are more inclined to follow the guided one. The essence of doing good deeds is that you do good deeds, then they did good deeds, then he did good deeds. Likewise, establishing prayer and giving zakat.
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