Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: O People of the Book, our Messenger has come to you
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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you and reward you, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to make this meeting beneficial. I remind you, my brothers and sisters, of the program's number for communication via WhatsApp and also via text messages only: zero five zero one seven eight five five three six.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you again, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and in the name of Allah we begin this episode with the questions that have reached the program. The first question in this episode, may Allah preserve you, asks about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Ma'idah:[Al-Ma'idah 5:15-16]. [Al-Ma'idah 5:16].
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this noble verse, Allah addresses the People of the Book, who are the Jews and the Christians. They are called the People of the Book because they possess the Torah revealed to Moses (peace be upon him) and the Gospel revealed to 'Isa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Allah abrogated that by the sending of the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and made it obligatory upon all the two groups, the jinn and mankind, to obey and follow him (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the Seal of the Prophets, with no prophet after him, and he is the Imam of the messengers and the leader of the white-ankled ones (peace and blessings be upon him). "Our Messenger has come to you" means Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).[Al-Ma'idah 5:15]. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought light and a clear book, which is the Qur'an.
By it, Allah guides. Allah guides by this Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)[Al-Ma'idah 5:16] the pleasure of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He [Al-Ma'idah 5:16] the paths of goodness and safety from all evil [Al-Ma'idah 5:16]. This is the first. The second is [Al-Ma'idah 5:16]. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) brings them out of the darknesses of ignorance, shirk (associating partners with Allah), sins, and disobedience into the light of guidance, obedience, and the pleasure of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. [Al-Ma'idah 5:16]. And He guides them, by His will, to a straight path, a clear way. One end of it is in the hand of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and the other end is in our hands. [Al-An'am 6:153].
So the sending of this Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is general. Every prophet before him was sent specifically to his own people. But this Prophet was sent generally to the two groups, the jinn and mankind, and it remains until the Hour occurs; it is not abrogated nor changed. This is a distinction for this Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah (the Muslim community), and a distinction for this great Qur'an, and this Prophetic Sunnah (the Prophet's way) that came from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So they are great lights from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)[Al-Ma'idah 5:16]. Correct paths, and He brings them out of the darknesses, the darknesses of shirk (associating partners with Allah), ignorance, sins, and disobedience, into the light, the light of guidance, obedience, and goodness. Yes. And He guides them, by His will, meaning by His Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law), Glorified is He, to a straight path, a moderate way. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you and reward you, and we ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to make this meeting beneficial. I remind you, my brothers and sisters, of the program's number for communication via WhatsApp and also via text messages only: zero five zero one seven eight five five three six.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you again, Your Eminence the Shaykh, and in the name of Allah we begin this episode with the questions that have reached the program. The first question in this episode, may Allah preserve you, asks about the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Ma'idah:
(15) O People of the Scripture, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you used to conceal of the Scripture and overlooking much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book. (16) By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace and brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.
يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ قَدْ جَاءَكُمْ رَسُولُنَا يُبَيِّنُ لَكُمْ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا كُنتُمْ تُخْفُونَ مِنَ الْكِتَابِ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍ قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌ يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِand brings them out from darknesses into the light, by His permission, and guides them to a straight path.
وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ بِإِذْنِهِ وَيَهْدِيهِمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this noble verse, Allah addresses the People of the Book, who are the Jews and the Christians. They are called the People of the Book because they possess the Torah revealed to Moses (peace be upon him) and the Gospel revealed to 'Isa ibn Maryam (peace and blessings be upon him). Then Allah abrogated that by the sending of the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and made it obligatory upon all the two groups, the jinn and mankind, to obey and follow him (peace and blessings be upon him). He is the Seal of the Prophets, with no prophet after him, and he is the Imam of the messengers and the leader of the white-ankled ones (peace and blessings be upon him). "Our Messenger has come to you" means Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.
قَدْ جَاءَكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ نُورٌ وَكِتَابٌ مُّبِينٌBy it, Allah guides. Allah guides by this Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
those who pursue His pleasure
مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُthe ways of peace
سُبُلَ السَّلَامِBy which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace
يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِbrings them out from darknesses into the light
وَيُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِBy which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace
يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِAnd, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.
وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَSo the sending of this Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is general. Every prophet before him was sent specifically to his own people. But this Prophet was sent generally to the two groups, the jinn and mankind, and it remains until the Hour occurs; it is not abrogated nor changed. This is a distinction for this Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah (the Muslim community), and a distinction for this great Qur'an, and this Prophetic Sunnah (the Prophet's way) that came from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So they are great lights from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
By which Allah guides those who pursue His pleasure to the ways of peace
يَهْدِي بِهِ اللَّهُ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ رِضْوَانَهُ سُبُلَ السَّلَامِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (209) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-07-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:25)
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