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10 Surah Yunus (continued)

Page 215 - Related Hadith/Sunnah

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Translation of the meaning by Sahih International.

Page 215 - Related Hadiths and Sunnah

Page 215 of the Qur'an comprises verses 54 through 61 of Surah Yunus (Chapter 10). These verses emphasize Allah's absolute sovereignty, the reality of the Day of Judgment, the Qur'an as a spiritual cure, and Allah's all-encompassing knowledge.

Classical Islamic scholars and Quranic commentators (mufassirun) trace several direct connections between these verses and the Hadith / Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

1. Spiritual Healing and Mercy (Verse 57)

"O mankind, there has to come to you instruction from your Lord and healing for what is in the breasts and guidance and mercy for the believers."

Commentators rely heavily on this verse to show that the Sunnah promotes both spiritual and physical health through the Qur'an (Marzband & Zakavi, 2015).

• The Hadith on Ruqyah (Spiritual Healing): The Prophet ﷺ explicitly validated using the Qur'an for physical and spiritual ailments. In a famous narration, a companion used Surah Al-Fatiha to cure a tribal chief of a scorpion sting. The Prophet ﷺ approved, saying:

"How did you know that it is a Ruqyah (remedy)?" (Sahih al-Bukhari, 2276).

• The Overall Concept of Cure: This verse links directly with the prophetic principle that Allah provides a cure for every ailment. The Prophet ﷺ said:

"There is no disease that Allah has created, except that He also has created its treatment." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5678; Hidayat, n.d.).

2. Rejoicing in Allah's Bounty & Mercy (Verse 58)

"Say, 'In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate.'"

• Defining Bounty and Mercy: When explaining this verse, early scholars cited prophetic traditions to define what "bounty" (fadl) and "mercy" (rahmah) mean. Scholars like Ibn Abbas stated that "Bounty" refers to Islamic Monotheism (Al-Islam), and "Mercy" refers to the Qur'an itself (ibn Kathir, n.d.).

• The Prophet ﷺ as a Mercy: The Prophet ﷺ viewed his entire mission as the ultimate manifestation of this verse, stating:

"O people, I am only a delivered mercy." (Sunan ad-Darimi, 15; Al-Hakim, 1/91). Therefore, a believer's true joy stems from guidance, not worldly possessions.

3. Fabricating Laws and Making Halal/Haram (Verses 59-60)

"Say, 'Have you seen what Allah has sent down to you of provision of which you have made [some] lawful and [some] unlawful?' Say, 'Has Allah permitted you [to do so], or do you invent [lies] against Allah?'"

These verses strictly condemn inventing religious restrictions without divine authority.

• Hadith on Over-restricting Oneself: The Prophet ﷺ strictly forbade altering the boundaries of what is lawful. In a well-known Sunnah event, three men vowed to renounce marriage, fast indefinitely, and pray all night without sleeping. The Prophet ﷺ corrected them sharply:

"By Allah, I am the most God-fearing among you... yet I fast and break my fast, I pray and I sleep, and I marry women. Whoever turns away from my Sunnah is not of me." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5063).

4. Allah’s All-Encompassing Omniscience (Verse 61)

"And you are not [engaged] in any matter or recite any of the Qur'an and you do not do any deed except that We are witness over you when you are involved in it. And there escapes not from your Lord the weight of an atom within the earth or within the heaven..."

This verse forms the theological foundation for the core Islamic concept of Ihsan (spiritual excellence and mindfulness).

• The Hadith of Jibril: When the Angel Jibril (Gabriel) came to the Prophet ﷺ in human form and asked him to define Ihsan, the Prophet's definition beautifully mirrors the reality of Verse 61:

"It is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you cannot see Him, know that He sees you." (Sahih Muslim, 8).

References

• Hidayat, H. (n.d.). Medicinal Plants in The Qur'an and Hadith: Lens culinaris and Vitis vinifera L.: An Article Review. Repository UIN Malang. 

• ibn Kathir, A. I. (n.d.). Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim. Kalamullah. 

• Marzband, R., & Zakavi, A. A. (2015). A Concept Analysis of Self‐Care Based on Islamic Sources. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge, 28(1), 153-158. 

(Note: "n.d." denotes classical texts where modern standardized publication years vary across publishers, cited instead by their universally recognized book and Hadith numbers).