“Zubayr is your paternal cousin.” Even though Sayyidunā Zubayrرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ was advised in the decision to show kindness, the Anṣārī failed to appreciate it. So, the Prophet       صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  commanded Sayyidunā Zubayr رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  to irrigate his garden and then withhold the water. Upon this, the following` verse was revealed.^[1]

Allah Almighty states:

فَلَا وَ رَبِّكَ لَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَ حَتّٰى یُحَكِّمُوْكَ فِیْمَا شَجَرَ بَیْنَهُمْ ثُمَّ لَا یَجِدُوْا فِیْۤ اَنْفُسِهِمْ حَرَجًا مِّمَّا قَضَیْتَ وَ یُسَلِّمُوْا تَسْلِیْمًا(۶۵) So ˹Dear Beloved Prophet,˺ by your Lord! They will not become believers until they make you a judge in that which they dispute among themselves and do not find within their hearts any unease regarding that which you decide and wholeheartedly accept (Prophetic judgement).^[2]

Explaining this verse, some points are made in Tafsir Ṣirāṭ al-Jinān. Let us listen to a few of them:

(1) In this verse, Allah Almighty attributes His Lordship to His Beloved Prophet       صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  by saying: "By your Lord, O Beloved." This reflects the lofty status of the Prophet    صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ , as Allah Almighty makes Himself known through His Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.

(2) Allah Almighty has declared that obedience to the command of the Prophet       صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  is obligatory and affirmed it by swearing an oath upon His Lordship.

(3) Allah Almighty has declared that whoever refuses to obey the command of the Prophet       صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ  is not a Muslim.

(4) It is necessary to obey the command of the Prophet   صَلَّی اللہُ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ wholeheartedly and without the slightest hesitation in the heart. That is why,