What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And there is no one among you but will pass over it; it has been a binding decree upon your Lord,” and His saying: “She said: ‘Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, if you should be pious’”?
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The questioner:
I have read in Surat Maryam the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Maryam 19:71-72] I wish to know the meaning of this noble verse, especially the meaning of “passing over” (al-wurud), and also His saying: [Maryam 19:18] I hope you will clarify the meaning. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.
The Shaykh:
This verse is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Maryam 19:71] meaning the Fire. The intended meaning of “passing over” is crossing the Sirat.
Crossing the Sirat: all creation, believers and disbelievers, pass over it. As for the believers, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, saves them by their deeds; their deeds carry them across the Sirat, and Allah saves them thereby. As for the disbelievers, they fall into Hell.[Maryam 19:72-73] The saying of Allah the Exalted regarding Maryam: [Maryam 19:18] This was when the angel came to her in the form of a man, while she was in her place of worship, having withdrawn from the people and devoted herself to her Lord, Glorified and Exalted is He, in worship. Gabriel came to her in the form of a man by the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to breathe into her; he would breathe into her [the spirit of] Jesus, peace be upon him.
By the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. She was startled by this and thought that this was an ordinary man who wanted to do her harm and seek her company. She was jealous of this and sought refuge in Allah from him. She turned to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to protect her from him. Then Gabriel, peace be upon him, made it clear to her that he was a messenger from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and that He had sent him to her to grant her a pure boy. He made clear to her the mission for which he had come, and that he had not come for harm or to commit a sin with her, as she had initially thought. At that, she submitted the matter to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and what was to happen from the decree of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, happened. Yes.
The questioner:
Her saying: “If you are pious.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the pious one is prevented [from harm] by seeking refuge in Allah, whereas the one who is not pious, the wicked one, transgresses the limits of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
I have read in Surat Maryam the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
(71) And there is none of you except he will come to it. This is upon your Lord an inevitability decreed. (72) Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees.
وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَىٰ رَبِّكَ حَتْمًا مَّقْضِيًّا ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّنَذَرُ الظَّالِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّاShe said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah."
قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّاThe Shaykh:
This verse is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And there is none of you except he will come to it
وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلَّا وَارِدُهَاCrossing the Sirat: all creation, believers and disbelievers, pass over it. As for the believers, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, saves them by their deeds; their deeds carry them across the Sirat, and Allah saves them thereby. As for the disbelievers, they fall into Hell.
(72) Then We will save those who feared Allah and leave the wrongdoers within it, on their knees. (73) And
ثُمَّ نُنَجِّي الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّنَذَرُ الظَّالِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيًّا وَإِذَاShe said, "Indeed, I seek refuge in the Most Merciful from you, [so leave me], if you should be fearing of Allah."
قَالَتْ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِالرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنكَ إِن كُنتَ تَقِيًّاBy the command of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. She was startled by this and thought that this was an ordinary man who wanted to do her harm and seek her company. She was jealous of this and sought refuge in Allah from him. She turned to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to protect her from him. Then Gabriel, peace be upon him, made it clear to her that he was a messenger from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and that He had sent him to her to grant her a pure boy. He made clear to her the mission for which he had come, and that he had not come for harm or to commit a sin with her, as she had initially thought. At that, she submitted the matter to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and what was to happen from the decree of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, happened. Yes.
The questioner:
Her saying: “If you are pious.”
The Shaykh:
Yes, because the pious one is prevented [from harm] by seeking refuge in Allah, whereas the one who is not pious, the wicked one, transgresses the limits of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير قوله تعالى(وإن منكم إلّا واردها كان على ربّك حتما مقضيّا) وقوله ﴿قالت إنّي أعوذ ..﴾ الآية؟ — youtube.com
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