Intermediate
Social Conduct
Surah: At-Tawbah (112)
The Repenters the Worshippers — Ten Attributes of True Believers
ٱلتَّٰٓئِبُونَ ٱلۡعَٰبِدُونَ ٱلۡحَٰمِدُونَ
— التوبة الآية 112
Verse: "The repenters, the worshippers, the praisers, the travelers [fasters], the bowers, the prostrators, those who command good, those who forbid evil, and the guardians of Allah's limits." (9:112) — Ten attributes of those "Allah has purchased their souls." Begins with repentance — every building starts with cleaning the foundation. Ends with "guardians of Allah's limits" — the summit is comprehensive commitment. The rhetorical order: personal worship attributes first, then social attributes, then the comprehensive guarding. Lesson: review yourself — in which of these ten are you strong? And where is the weakness needing work?
Source: Ibn Kathir (4/195); Al-Sadi
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Why do the ten attributes begin specifically with "the repenters"?
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