Allah glorified Himself and states that He is far above what the lying wrongdoers say about Him; glorified and sanctified and exalted be He far above what they say.
Allah says:
[سÙÂبْØÂَـنَ رَبّÙÂكَ رَبّ٠الْعÙÂزَّةÙÂ]
(Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Al-`Izzah!) meaning, the Owner of might and power Whom none can resist.
[عَمَّا يَصÙÂÙÂÙÂونَ]
((He is free) from what they attribute unto Him!) means, from what these lying fabricators say.
[وَسَلَـمٌ عَلَى الْمÙÂرْسَلÙÂينَ ]
(And Salam be on the Messengers!) means, may the peace of Allah be upon them in this world and in the Hereafter, because what they say about their Lord is sound, correct and true.
[وَالْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠رَبّ٠الْعَـلَمÙÂينَ ]
(And all the praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of all that exists.) means, praise be to Him at the beginning and end of all things. Because Tasbih (glorification) implies a declaration of being free from all shortcomings, the two ideas appear together here and in many places in the Qur'an. Allah says:
[سÙÂبْØÂَـنَ رَبّÙÂكَ رَبّ٠الْعÙÂزَّة٠عَمَّا يَصÙÂÙÂÙÂونَ وَسَلَـمٌ عَلَى الْمÙÂرْسَلÙÂينَ- وَالْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠رَبّ الْعَـلَمÙÂينَ-]
(Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Al-`Izzah! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him! And Salam (peace!) be on the Messengers! And all the praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of all that exists.) Sa`id bin Abi `Arubah narrated that Qatadah said, "The Messenger of Allah said:
«إÙÂذَا سَلَّمْتÙÂمْ عَلَيَّ، ÙÂَسَلّÙÂمÙÂوا عَلَى الْمÙÂرْسَلÙÂينَ، ÙÂَأَنَا رَسÙÂولٌ مÙÂنَ الْمÙÂرْسَلÙÂين»
(When you send Salam on me, send Salam on all the Messengers, for I am one of the Messengers.)'' This was recorded by Ibn Jarir and Ibn Abi Hatim. Abu Muhammad Al-Baghawi recorded in his Tafsir that `Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, said: "Whoever wants a greater measure of reward on the Day of Resurrection, let him say at the end of any gathering,
[سÙÂبْØÂَـنَ رَبّÙÂكَ رَبّ٠الْعÙÂزَّة٠عَمَّا يَصÙÂÙÂÙÂونَ وَسَلَـمٌ عَلَى الْمÙÂرْسَلÙÂينَ- وَالْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠رَبّ الْعَـلَمÙÂينَ-]
(Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of honor, glory and power! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him! And Salam (peace!) be on the Messengers! And all the praises and thanks be to Allah, Lord of all that exists).'' Other Hadiths concerning the expiation for any wrongs that may have occurred during a gathering prescribe saying the words: "Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise. There is no God except You; I seek your forgiveness and I repent to you. '' I have written a chapter dealing exclusively with this topic. This is the end of the Tafsir of Surat As-Saffat. And Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, knows best.
