قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
Translation · Saheeh International
Tafsir
Ibn Kathīr (abridged)
A Statement concerning the People of Success
Allah says,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّى
(Indeed whosoever purifies himself shall achieve success.) meaning, he purifies himself from despised characteristics and he follows what Allah has revealed to the Messenger ﷺ.
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّى
(And remembers the Name of his Lord, and performs Salah.) meaning, he establishes the prayer in its appointed time, seeking the pleasure of Allah, obedience to His command, and implementation of His Law. We have already reported from the Commander of the believers, `Umar bin `Abdul-`Aziz, that he used to command the people to give the Sadaqat Al-Fitr, and he would recite this Ayah:
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