﴿ يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا۟ عَلَىَّ إِسْلَٰمَكُم ۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَىٰكُمْ لِلْإِيمَٰنِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ ﴾

“Many people think that they have bestowed a favour upon thee [O Prophet] by having surrendered [to thee]. Say thou: “Deem not your surrender a favour unto me: nay, but it is God who bestows a favour upon you by showing you the way to faith - if you are true to your word!””

They deem it to be a favour to you that they have submitted�Namely, that they affirmed as true that to which you were summoning them. (Say) ��Rather it is God who has done you a favour in that He has guided you to faith, if you are being truthful,�that is, if you are aware that it is God who blessed you with guidance from the beginning.Sahl said:I practised scrupulous piety (waraʿ) for forty years and it happened that [my] attention was turned from me ⸢towards Him⸣ and He corrected me with His words: They deem it to be a favour to you that they have submitted. But God Glorified and Exalted is He knows best.His words, Exalted is He: