Surah 10

Surah 10:26

"For those who have done good, (there is) the good (reward) and more (besides). Neither dust nor humiliation will cover their faces. Those are the companions of the Garden. There they will remain."
The Reward of the Good-Doers Verses 10:26
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Verse 26

۞لِّلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ وَزِيَادَةٞۖ وَلَا يَرۡهَقُ وُجُوهَهُمۡ قَتَرٞ وَلَا ذِلَّةٌۚ أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَنَّةِۖ هُمۡ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

For those who have done good, (there is) the good (reward) and more (besides). Neither dust nor humiliation will cover their faces. Those are the companions of the Garden. There they will remain.

Allah states that those who do good in this world - by having faith and performing righteous deeds - will be rewarded with a good reward in the Hereafter. Allah said: {Is there any reward for good other than good?} [55:60]. Then Allah said: {and even more.} the reward on the good deeds multiplied ten times to seven hundred times and even more on top of that. This reward includes what Allah will give them in Paradise, such as the palaces, Al-Hur (virgins of Paradise), and His pleasure upon them. He will give them what He has hidden for them of the delight of the eye. He will grant them on top of all of that and even better, the honor of looking at His Noble Face. This is the increase that is greater than anything that had been given. They will not deserve that because of their deeds, but rather, they will receive it by the grace of Allah and His mercy. The explanation that this refers to looking at Allah's Noble Face was narrated from Abu Bakr, Hudhayfah bin Al-Yaman, 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, Sa'id bin Al-Musayyib, 'Abdur-Rahman bin Abu Layla, 'Abdur-Rahman bin Sabit, Mujahid, 'Ikrimah, 'Amir bin Sa'ad, 'Ata', Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi, Muhammad bin Ishaq, and others from the earlier and later scholars. [1] At-Tabari 15:63-68. There are many Hadiths that contain the same interpretation. Among these Hadiths is what Imam Ahmad recorded from Suhayb that Allah's Messenger recited this Ayah, {For those who have done good is the best and even more.} And then he said: "When the people of Paradise enter Paradise, a caller will say: 'O people of Paradise, Allah has promised you something that He wishes to fulfill.' They will reply: "What is it? Has He not made our Scale heavy? Has He not made our faces white and delivered us from Fire?' Allah will then remove the veil and they will see Him. By Allah, they have not been given anything dearer to them and more delightful than looking at Him."

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