All who obey God and the Messenger shall be among those upon whom God has bestowed His blessings: the prophets, and those who never deviate from the truth, and the martyrs and the righteous ones. How goodly a company are these! Such is God’s bounty, and sufficient it is that God knows all. [Qur’an 4:69-70] It is a prospect to tempt every heart, even with the slightest degree of goodness and the faintest hope of attaining a good position in the life to come, with noble companions, enjoying God’s endless favors. To be in the company of such a group can only come about by God’s grace. No human being, devout as he or she may be, can ever hope to attain such a grade merely by their devotion. They attain it only through God’s abounding grace. It is fitting here that we should reflect on how the Prophet’s Companions yearned for his company in the life to come as well. Some of them could not even contemplate parting with him, when he was still alive among them. When this verse was revealed, their hearts were filled with hope. Abū Bakr ibn Mardawaih on `Ā’ishah’s authority: “A man said to the Prophet, ‘Messenger of God, you are dearer to me than myself, my family and my children. I may be at home when I mention you, and I cannot wait to come and see you. When I remember my death and your death, I realize that when you are admitted to heaven, your position will be high among the rest of the prophets. Should I be admitted to heaven, I fear that I may not see you.” The Prophet did not answer him until this verse was revealed. [In the shade of the Qur’an]
ﺴﻦ ﺣ ﻭﺤﲔ ﻟﺎﺍﻟﺼﺍﺀ ﻭﺪﻬﺍﻟﺸ ﻭﻘﲔ ﻳﺪﺍﻟﺼ ﻭﻴﲔﺒﹺ ﺍﻟﻨﻣﻦ ﻬﹺﻢﻋﻠﹶﻴ ﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﹼﻪ ﻧﻌ ﺃﹶﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﱠﺬﻊ ﻣﺌﻚﻟﹶـﻮﻝﹶ ﹶﻓﺄﹸﻭﺳﺍﻟﺮ ﻭﻊﹺ ﺍﻟﻠﹼﻪﻳﻄ ﻦﻭﻣ (4:70) ﺎﻴﻤﻋﻠ ﻭ ﹶﻛﻔﹶﻰ ﺑﹺﺎﻟﻠﹼﻪ ﻦ ﺍﻟﻠﹼﻪ ﻣ ﻀﻞﹸ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔﻟﻚ( ﺫﹶ4:69) ﻴﻘﹰﺎﺭﻓ ﺌﻚﺃﹸﻭﻟﹶـ