Surah Al-Mu'minun, Verse 58

Tafsir of 23:58

Description of the People of Good Deeds إِنَّ الَّذِينَ هُم مِّنْ خَشْيةِ رَبِّهِمْ مُّشْفِقُونَ (Verily, those who live in awe for fear of their Lord;) means, even though they have reached the level of Ihsan and have faith and do righteous deeds, they are still in awe of Allah and fear Him and His hidden plans for them, as Al-Hasan Al-Basri said, "The believer combines Ihsan with awe, while the disbelievers combine evil deeds with a sense of security." وَالَّذِينَ هُم بَِايَتِ رَبَّهِمْ يُؤْمِنُونَ (And those who believe in the Ayat of their Lord;) means, they believe in His universal and legislative signs, as Allah says about Maryam, peace be upon her: وَصَدَّقَتْ بِكَلِمَتِ رَبَّهَا وَكُتُبِهِ (and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord, and His Scriptures) 66:12, meaning that she believed that whatever existed was by the will and decree of Allah, and that whatever Allah decreed, if it was a command, it would be something that He liked and accepted; if it was a prohibition, it would be something that He disliked and rejected; and if it was good, it would be true.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)