Islam Guidance

verse93

(93) لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّالِحاتِ جُناحٌ فِيما طَعِمُوا إِذا مَا اتَّقَوْا وَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا

الصَّالِحاتِ ثُمَّ اتَّقَوْا وَ آمَنُوا ثُمَّ اتَّقَوْا وَ أَحْسَنُوا وَ اللَّهُ يُحِبُّ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

93. " On those who have Faith and do good deeds, there is no sin in regard to what they ate (before prohibition) so long as they are virtuousand faithful and do good deeds, then still they be virtuous (upon prohibited things) and believe (in their prohibition),then they are virtuous (due to prohibited things) and do good; and Allah loves the doers of good."

Commentary :
When the verse of prohibitions of gambling and drinking wine was revealed, there were some people who asked about their condition regarding to the time before that revelation or the condition of those who had not heard of that ordinance yet and were living in some far distances. The verse answers them implying that those who have believed and have done good deeds but have not received this ordinance, if they have drunk wine or have devoured from the income of gambling, there is no sin on them. The verse says:
" On those who have Faith and do good deeds, there is no sin in regard towhat they ate (before prohibition) ..."
Yet, this ordinance has conditioned that such people should be virtuous, have Faith, and do good actions. Here is the continuation of the verse:
"... so long as they are virtuous and faithful and do good deeds,..."
This subject is repeated once more in the verse, when it says:
"... then still they be virtuous (upon prohibitedthings) and believe (in their prohibition), ..."
And, for the third time this meaning is repeated, with a little difference, of course. It says:
"... then they are virtuous (due to prohibited things) and do good; ..."
So, at the end of the verse, it says:
"... and Allah loves the doers of good."
Each of these three senses of virtuousness refers to a stage of feeling responsibility and piety.
However, the great commentators of both outstanding sects of Islam: Sunnites and Shi'ites, have vastly explained upon the commentary of this verse, especially about the phrase /fi ma ta'imu/ (in regard to what they ate), and mentioning the subject of 'virtue' for three times in their commentary books. In order to observe conciseness here, we have not narrated those detailed explanations, but you can refer to their commentary books, some of which are as follows:
Tafsir-i-Al-Mizan, Ali-ibn-'Ibrahim, Al-Kashif, Majma'-ul-Bayan, At-Tibyan, 'Atyab-ul-Bayan, Nur-uth-Thaqalayn, Abul-Futuh-i-Razi, Manhaj-us-Sadiqin, As-Safi, Mulla-Sadra, Shubbar, 'Ayyashi, Ibn-i-'Abbas, Furat-ul-Kufi, At-Tafsir by Imam Hasan-'Askari, Jawami'-uj-Jami', Jami'-ul-Bayan by Muhammad-ibn-Jarir-i-Tabari, Vol. 5, PP. 36 & 37, Zad-ul-Masir-Fi-'Ilm-ut-Tafsir by Ibn-ul-JauZi, Vol. 2, P. 419, Tafsir-i-Ibn-i-Kathir, Vol. 2, PP. 91 & 92, Tafsir-ul-kabir by Fakhr-i-Razi, Parts 11 & 12, P. 83.
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