Ibn Ishaaq said: Humayd at-Taweel told me, from Anas ibn Maalik: The incisor of the Prophet SAW was broken on the Day of Uhud, and his face was scored. The blood began to run down his face and he began to wipe it away, saying the while: “How can people prosper who have stained their Prophet’s face with blood while he was calling them to their Lord?” So Allah revealed the following ayaat concerning the said words:
Not for you, [O Prophet] (but for Allah) is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.
Allah revealed this ayah that no, you cannot pass judgment on any servant of Allah even if he comes fighting you. You cannot say that he will not be guided. Why? Because this decision lies only with Allah. It was Khalid Bin Waleed and Ikramah Bin Abi Jahal who attacked the Muslims and that is what led to the huge loss that the Muslims suffered at the Battle of Uhud. But the same two people Khalid Bin Waleed and Ikrama Bin Abi Jahal embraced Islam within four to five years.
Allah SWT is the Lord of the day of Judgment. He can forgive or punish. The decision is only His.
What does this teach us?
We should never be judgemental. If today you see a person committing sins and harming others, you should not pass the judgment that he is never going to get Hidayat or Jannat. Allah dislikes such people. Who knows that he might receive guidance from Allah one day. Our focus should be on ourselves. Others will get what they deserve, our concern should be our own amaal.
Maybe you have seen that whatever we say about someone comes around in front of us because Allah dislikes this. He loves all of His creation, He knows what everyone is doing, and He doesn’t take a long time to forgive.





