The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And who is better in speech than one who calls to Allah and does good and says, 'Indeed, I am among the Muslims.'"

Now, among the benefits of this noble verse is the differentiation of deeds, based on His saying: and is a superlative form. There is no doubt that deeds differ in rank in terms of kind, in terms of type, and in terms of form; these are three considerations: in terms of kind, in terms of type, and in terms of what? Form and manner. Now, they differ in terms of kind: for example, prayer is better than zakah, zakah is better than fasting, and fasting is better than Hajj; this is in terms of kind. Then this kind also differs from another angle: the obligatory act of worship is better than the voluntary one, so for example, the Zuhr prayer is better than standing in night prayer; this is differentiation in terms of kind, but from another angle. The evidence for this is that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said about Allah: . They differ in terms of type: for example, witr is better than general tahajjud, and the rawatib are better than general voluntary prayer; this is in terms of what? In terms of type. If you wish, you can consider their differentiation in terms of obligation and recommendation as part of this type. Now, the third is in terms of form: a prayer in which a person is humble, reflects on what he says and does, and is tranquil, versus another prayer in which he limits himself to the obligatory parts without humility of heart; which is better? The first is better. And the important point is that we believe that deeds differ in rank and that some are more beloved to Allah than others. The remaining question is: does the differentiation of deeds necessitate the differentiation of the doers? Yes. And on this basis, the doer also varies and differs in rank. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The deed is the same, but the doer is different.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the virtue of calling to Allah the Exalted and Majestic, based on His saying: .
And among its benefits is the indication of sincerity in the call, which we take from His saying: Because the caller may call, stand before the people, remind them, admonish them, urge them to good, and warn them of evil, but he wants to be prominent among them. Is this a caller to Allah, or did he call for himself? For himself. So, sincerity is necessary. Now, if someone were to ask: Does sincerity become deficient if he intends by the call to reform the people? The answer is: It does not become deficient, because the original purpose of his call is for the reform of the people.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the virtue of righteous deeds, which combine the two matters of sincerity and following the Sunnah, based on His saying: .
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the obligation of knowledge. Where do we take this from? From His saying: Because it is not possible to know that a deed is in accordance with the Shari'ah or not in accordance with it except through knowledge, and this is clear. So, in the verse there is evidence for the obligation of knowledge, because if righteous deeds are among the obligations, then one must know them through the Shari'ah, and whatever is necessary for the completion of an obligation is itself obligatory.
And among the benefits of the noble verse is that it is recommended for the Muslim to be proud of his religion and to declare it, and to say, "I am among the Muslims," and not to be shy if he is told that he is a Muslim, based on His saying: .
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the indication of avoiding self-praise, because He said: and did not say, "And said, 'I am a Muslim,'" because a person may take pride in saying "I am a Muslim" and boast more than if he said, "I am among the Muslims."
And among the benefits of the noble verse is the indication of brotherhood among Muslims, based on His saying: This is an indication that I am one of these people and do not separate from them. And that is the end of the time. Now,
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