Tafseer of The Pen · Al-Qalam · 68:50
And his Lord chose him and made him of the righteous.
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The explanation of the saying of the Exalted: "But his Lord chose him and made him one of the righteous" (68:50).
The Exalted, whose praise is exalted, says: His Lord chose the companion of the fish, that is: He selected him and singled him out for his prophethood. "And made him one of the righteous" (fa-jaʿalahu mina al-ṣāliḥīn) means: one of those sent who acted according to what their Lord commanded them and refrained from what He forbade them.
