O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life. And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart and that to Him you will be gathered.
[Quran 8:24]
**Narrated Abu Sa`id bin Al-Mu’alla:
While I was praying in the Mosque, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) called me but I did not respond to him.
Later I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I was praying.”
He said, "Didn’t Allah say’–“Give your response to Allah (by obeying Him) and to His Apostle when he calls you.” (8.24)
He then said to me, “I will teach you a Sura which is the greatest Sura in the Qur’an, before you leave the Mosque.” Then he got hold of my hand, and when he intended to leave (the Mosque), I said to him, "Didn’t you say to me, ‘I will teach you a Sura which is the greatest Sura in the Qur’an?’
He said, “Al-Hamdu-Li l-lah Rabbi-l-`alamin (i.e. Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds) which is Al-Sab’a Al-Mathani (i.e. seven repeatedly recited Verses) and the Grand Qur’an which has been given to me.”**
[Sahih Al-Bukhaari Hadith No. 4474]
The scholars have differed as regards to what “that which gives you life” means.
Some have said it means Imaan.
Others have said it means the truth.
A group has said it means that which is in the Qur’an.
Yet others have said it means Jihaad against the enemy.
" And know that Allah intervenes between a man and his heart.." means that Allah comes between belief and disbelief.
A person is not able to believe except by His Permission.
And a person is not able to disbelieve except by His Permission.
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