The Good Reward is for the People of Faith and Good Deeds
In these two Ayat, Allah promises the happy blessings for those who believed in Allah and His Messengers. And for those that have complied with what they were commanded to follow. The promise is that He will guide them because of their faith, or it may mean through their faith. As to the first interpretation, the meaning is that Allah will guide them on the Day of Resurrection to the straight path until they pass into Paradise because of their faith in this world. The other meaning is that their faith will assist them on the Day of Resurrection as Mujahid said:
[يَهْدÙÂيهÙÂمْ رَبّÙÂهÙÂمْ بÙÂØ¥ÙÂيمَانÙÂهÙÂمْ]
(Their Lord will guide them through their faith) meaning "Their faith will be a light in which they will walk.''
[دَعْوَهÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂيهَا سÙÂبْØÂَـنَكَ اللَّهÙÂمَّ وَتَØÂÙÂيَّتÙÂهÙÂمْ ÙÂÙÂيهَا سَلاَمٌ وَءَاخÙÂر٠دَعْوَاهÙÂمْ أَن٠الْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠رَبّ٠الْعَـلَمÙÂينَ ]
(Their way of request therein will be: "Glory to You, O Allah!'' And Salam (peace, safety from evil) will be their greetings therein! And the close of their request will be: "All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.'') meaning this is the condition of the people of Paradise. This is similar to what is found in the following Ayat:
[تَØÂÙÂيَّتÙÂهÙÂمْ يَوْمَ يَلْقَوْنَه٠سَلَـمٌ]
(Their greeting on the Day they shall meet Him will be "Salam [Peace]!'') [33:44],
[لاَ يَسْمَعÙÂونَ ÙÂÙÂيهَا لَغْواً وَلاَ تَأْثÙÂيماً - Ø¥ÙÂلاَّ قÙÂيلاً سَلَـماً سَلَـماً ]
(No Laghw (dirty, false, evil vain talk) will they hear therein, nor any sinful speech. But only the saying of: Salam! Salam!!'') [56:25-26],
[سَلاَمٌ قَوْلاً مّÙÂن رَّبّ٠رَّØÂÙÂيم٠]
((It will be said to them): "Salam'' -- a Word from the Lord, Most Merciful.) [36:58],
[وَالمَلَـئÙÂكَة٠يَدْخÙÂلÙÂونَ عَلَيْهÙÂمْ مّÙÂن كÙÂلّ٠بَابÙÂسَلَـمٌ عَلَيْكÙÂمÙÂ]
(And angels shall enter unto them from every gate (saying): "Salamun `Alaykum (peace be upon you)!'') [13:23-24] In Allah's statement,
[وَءَاخÙÂر٠دَعْوَاهÙÂمْ أَن٠الْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠رَبّ٠الْعَـلَمÙÂينَ]
(And the close of their request will be: All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all that exists.'') There is an indication that Allah Almighty is the Praised One always, the Worshipped at all times. This is why He praised Himself at the beginning and the duration of His creation. He also praised Himself in the beginning of His Book and the beginning of its revelation. Allah said:
[الْØÂَمْد٠لÙÂلَّه٠الَّذÙÂى أَنْزَلَ عَلَى عَبْدÙÂه٠الْكÙÂتَـبَ]
(All the praises and thanks be to Allah, Who has sent down to His servant the Book (the Qur'an).) [18:1],
[الْØÂَمْد٠للَّه٠الَّذÙÂى خَلَقَ السَّمَـوَت٠وَالاٌّرْضَ]
(All praise is due to Allah, Who (alone) created the heavens and the earth,) [6:1], and many other citations with this meaning. The Ayah also indicates that Allah is the Praised One in this world and in the Hereafter and in all situations. In a Hadith recorded by Muslim:
«إÙÂنَّ أَهْلَ الْجَنَّة٠يÙÂلْهَمÙÂونَ التَّسْبÙÂيØÂَ وَالتَّØÂْمÙÂيدَ كَمَا يÙÂلْهَمÙÂونَ النَّÙÂَس»
(The people of Paradise will be inspired to glorify Allah and praise Him as they instinctively breath.) This will be their nature because of the increasing bounties of Allah upon them. These bounties are repeated and brought back again and increased with no limit or termination. So praise be to Allah for there is no God but He and no Lord save He.
[وَلَوْ يÙÂعَجّÙÂل٠اللَّه٠لÙÂلنَّاس٠الشَّرَّ اسْتÙÂعْجَالَهÙÂم بÙÂالْخَيْر٠لَقÙÂضÙÂىَ Ø¥ÙÂلَيْهÙÂمْ أَجَلÙÂهÙÂمْ ÙÂَنَذَر٠الَّذÙÂينَ لاَ يَرْجÙÂونَ لÙÂقَآءَنَا ÙÂÙÂى Ø·ÙÂغْيَانÙÂهÙÂمْ يَعْمَهÙÂونَ ]
(11. And were Allah to hasten for mankind the evil as He hastens for them the good then they would have been ruined. So We leave those who expect not their meeting with Us, in their trespasses, wandering blindly in distraction.)
