أَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي يُكَذِّبُ بِالدِّينِ
Did you see him who denies the Retribution?
Agha Ali Puya Commentary
Commentary on Quran 107:1
[Pooya/Ali Commentary 107:1] Din means religion. Here it means the day of judgement as in Fatihah: 3. Those who deny the principles of right and wrong and man's accountability, in the moral and spiritual sense, of actions done by him treat the helpless with contempt and lead arrogant selfish lives which, as a consequence, disturbs and upsets peace and harmony in the society. As the noble virtue of loving and taking care of the helpless among the society is beyond the reach of the callous disbelievers, they discourage or forbid or look down upon the virtue of charity or kindness in others. True worship does not consist in the mere form of prayer, without the heart and mind being earnestly applied to seek the pleasure of Allah. In Islam prayer is not a ritual. Verse 142 of Nisa says: "When they stand up for prayer they stand without sincerity, to be seen by men (only for show), but little do they (pay attention) to Allah in remembrance." Hypocrites make a great show of insincere acts of goodness, devotion and charity. See commentary of Baqarah: 3, 43, 45 and Ta Ha : 132 for salat. The Holy Prophet said: "He who gives salt to a needy person earns the reward of setting free 60 slaves; and he who gives water to a needy person earns the reward of saving a man from death and destruction." Little acts of neighbouring kindnesses, courtesies and supply of needs to the needy cost little but mean much.