Surah 5:119

"God said, ‘This is the Day when their truthfulness will benefit the truthful. For them (there are) Gardens through which rivers flow, there to remain forever. God is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is the great triumph!’"

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Only Truth will be of Benefit on the Day of Resurrection Verses 5:119-120

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Verse 119

قَالَ ٱللَّهُ هَٰذَا يَوۡمُ يَنفَعُ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ صِدۡقُهُمۡۚ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٞ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ أَبَدٗاۖ رَّضِيَ ٱللَّهُ عَنۡهُمۡ وَرَضُواْ عَنۡهُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ

God said, ‘This is the Day when their truthfulness will benefit the truthful. For them (there are) Gardens through which rivers flow, there to remain forever. God is pleased with them, and they are pleased with Him. That is the great triumph!’

Verse 120

لِلَّهِ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرُۢ

To God (belongs) the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is in them. He is powerful over everything.

Allah answers His servant and Messenger 'Isa, son of Maryam, after he disowns the disbelieving Christians who lied about Allah and His Messenger, and when 'Isa refers their end to the will of his Lord,
{This is a Day on which the truthful will profit from their truth.}

Ad-Dahhak said that Ibn 'Abbas commented, "This is the Day when Tawhid will benefit those who believed in it."
{Theirs are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise) - they shall abide therein forever.}

and they will never be removed from it,
{Allah is pleased with them and they with Him.}

Quoted Scripture

"But the greatest bliss is the good pleasure of Allah.} [[9:72]](quran/9/72) We will mention the Hadiths about this Ayah [[9:72]](quran/9/72) later on. Allah's statement, {That is the great success.} means, this is the great success, other than which there is no greater success. Allah said in another Ayat, {For the like of this let the workers work.} [[37:61]](quran/37/61), and, {And for this let (all) those strive who want to strive.} [[83:26]](quran/83/26) Allah's statement, {To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and all that is therein, and He is able to do all things."

means, He created everything, owns everything, controls the affairs of everything and is able to do all things. Therefore, everything and everyone are in His domain and under His power and will. There is none like Him, nor is there rival, ancestor, son, or wife for Him, nor a lord or god besides Him. Ibn Wahb said that he heard Huyay bin 'Abdullah saying that Abu 'Abdur-Rahman Al-Habli said that 'Abdullah bin 'Amr said, "The last revealed Surah was Surat Al-Ma'idah."

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