Surah 7

Surah 7:178

"Whoever God guides is the (rightly) guided one, and whoever He leads astray, those – they are the losers."
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 7:178
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Verse 178

مَن يَهۡدِ ٱللَّهُ فَهُوَ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدِيۖ وَمَن يُضۡلِلۡ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ

Whoever God guides is the (rightly) guided one, and whoever He leads astray, those – they are the losers.

Quoted Scripture
"178. Whomsoever Allah guides, he is the guided one, and whomsoever He sends astray, - then those! They are the losers."

Allah says, whomever He leads aright, then none can lead him to misguidance, and whomever He leads astray, will have acquired failure, loss and sure misguidance. Verily, whatever Allah wills occurs; and whatever He does not will, does not occur. A Hadith narrated from ‘Abdullah bin Mas'ud reads, "All praise is due to Allah, Whom we praise and seek help, guidance and forgiveness from . We seek refuge with Allah from the evils within ourselves and from the burden of our evil deeds. He whom Allah guides, will never be misled ; and he whom He misguides, will never have one who will guide him. I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah without partners and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger ." The complete Hadith was collected by Imam Ahmad and the collectors of Sunan and others.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

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