﴿ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱجْتَنَبُوا۟ ٱلطَّٰغُوتَ أَن يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ لَهُمُ ٱلْبُشْرَىٰ ۚ فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ ﴾

“seeing that for those who shun the powers of evil lest they [be tempted to] worship them, and turn unto God instead, there is the glad tiding [of happiness in the life to come]. Give, then, this glad tiding to [those of] My ser­vants”

(And those who put away false gods lest they should worship them�) [39:17]. Ibn Zayd said: �This verse was revealed about three people who confessed the oneness of Allah in the pre-Islamic period: Zayd ibn �Amr, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari and Salman al-Farisi�. (� for them there are glad tidings. Therefor give good tidings (O Muhammad) to My bondmen who hear advice and follow the best thereof�) [39:17-18]. �Ata� reported that Ibn �Abbas said: �When Abu Bakr al-Siddiq believed in the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, and followed him, �Uthman, �Abd al-Rahman ibn �Awf, Talhah, al-Zubayr, Sa�id ibn Zayd, Sa�d ibn Abi Waqqas went to him and asked him [whether he believed in the Prophet]. He informed them about his faith and they believed [with him on the spot]. Allah revealed about them (Therefor give good tidings (O Muhammad) to My bondmen who hear advice) i.e. from Abu Bakr (and follow the best thereof)�.