Continuation of the explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We have sent down to you the Book with truth, so worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion.”
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That is, for Allah. And His saying: “religion” means action, and what is intended here is the specific action, which is worship, because He said: [Az-Zumar 39:2] and He did not say: “sincere to Him in worship,” because religion is the action for which the doer seeks a reward, this religion. From this comes their saying: “As you practice, you will be judged.” Know that religion is used for the action for which a reward is sought, and it is also used for the reward itself, which is the recompense for the action. So from the first category is this verse [Az-Zumar 39:2] and such as His saying the Exalted: [Al-Kafirun 109:6] and such as His saying the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] meaning an action by which you worship, and an example of the second is His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Al-Fatihah 1:4] meaning the Day of recompense for the action, and such as His saying the Exalted: [Al-Infitar 82:17-18] meaning the Day of recompense for the action.