Surah 20:45
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قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ
They said, ‘Our Lord, surely we are afraid that he may act rashly against us, or that he may transgress insolently.’
قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسۡمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ
He said, ‘Do not be afraid! Surely I am with both of you. I hear and I see.
فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
So go to him, both of you, and say: “We are two messengers of your Lord, so send forth the Sons of Israel with us, and do not punish them. We have brought you a sign from your Lord. Peace (be) upon anyone who follows the guidance!
إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡنَآ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Surely we have been inspired that the punishment (will fall) on anyone who calls (it) a lie and turns away.”’
Allah, the Exalted, informs that MQsa and Harun pleaded to Allah, expressing their grievance to him:
They meant that Fir ‘awn might seize them unexpectedly with a punishment, or transgress against them by tormenting them, when they actually did not deserve it. Ad-Dahhak reported from Ibn ‘Abbas that he said that transgress here means, “To exceed the bounds.”
meaning; “Do not fear him (Fir ‘awn), for verily, I am with you and I hear your speech and his speech as well. I see your place and I see his place as well. Nothing is hidden from Me of your affair. Know that his forehead is in My Hand, and he does not speak, breathe, or use any force, except by My leave and after My command. I am with you by My protection, My help and My support.”
Musa admonishes Fir* awn
Concerning his statement,
meaning with evidence and a miracle from your Lord.
meaning, “peace be upon you if you follow the guidance.’ Because of this, when the Messenger of Allah wrote a letter to Heraclius, the emperor of Rome, beginning with,
«o/n f/ie Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah, to Heraclius the emperor of Rome. Peace be upon him who follows the guidance. Tims, to proceed: Verily, 1 invite you xoith the invitation of Islam . So accept Islam and you will be safe, and Allah will give you a double reward .»
Due to this, Musa and Harun said to Fir ‘awn,
In His flawless revelation, Allah has revealed to us that torment is prepared exclusively for those who reject the signs of Allah and turn away from His obedience. As Allah says,
Then for him ivho transgressed all bounds, and preferred the life of this world, Verily, his abode will be Hellfire
Allah, the Exalted, also says,
Allah also says,
So he neither believed nor prayed! But on the contrary, he belied and turned away.
This means that he denied with his heart and turned away by his actions.
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 6, Page 345-347)