Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And [remember] when you said to the one on whom Allah had bestowed favor and you had bestowed favor: ‘Hold onto your wife and fear Allah, while you conceal in your soul what Allah will make evident, and you fear the people, but Allah is more worthy of being feared.’”
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The Shaykh:
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you, may Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you. To begin, may Allah bless you. This person asks and says: How does a Muslim achieve the fear of Allah the Mighty and Majestic? And what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:37]
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him):[Al-Ahzab 33:37] meaning by Islam, yes, and I have bestowed a favor upon him, meaning by manumission, because he was a freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), namely Zayd ibn Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him). [Al-Ahzab 33:37], because Zayd ibn Harithah was of Quraysh, and Quraysh are people of honor and lineage. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had a desire for this woman, Fatimah bint Qays, so he came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to complain about her. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) encouraged him to keep her and to let her remain with him. He loved her, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) had a desire for her in his heart. "Keep your wife to yourself." [Al-Ahzab 33:37] meaning from the desire for her. [Al-Ahzab 33:37], because originally, a man considered a freed slave to be his son. His manumission made him his son, and consequently, it was not permissible for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry her because she was the daughter of his freed slave. The daughter of his freed slave. So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, clarified in this noble verse:
that the Messenger had a desire but did not show anything; rather, he encouraged her husband to keep her and let her remain with him: "Keep your wife to yourself and fear Allah, and you fear the people, but Allah has more right that you should fear Him." Because in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and the early days of Islam, a master did not marry the wife of his freed slave; he did not marry the wife of his freed slave. Allah the Exalted wanted to abolish this custom, so He permitted His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry this woman after her master and freed slave left her, in order to legislate for the people that this matter had ended. And He permitted the freed slave to marry the wife of his freed slave. So when she was divorced from Zayd ibn Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah, Mighty and Majestic, married her to His Messenger. He was the one who took charge of her marriage: "We married her to you," so Allah took charge of her marriage from above the seven heavens.[Al-Ahzab 33:37] as a passive verb. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married her, and it became clear that there is no obstacle to a master marrying the wife of his freed slave and his client. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes
And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner:
May Allah greet you, may Allah bless you, and may Allah reward you. To begin, may Allah bless you. This person asks and says: How does a Muslim achieve the fear of Allah the Mighty and Majestic? And what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him.
وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِ وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him):
And [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor
وَإِذْ تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِwhen you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah,"
تَقُولُ لِلَّذِي أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِ أَمْسِكْ عَلَيْكَ زَوْجَكَ وَاتَّقِ اللَّهَwhile you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose
وَتُخْفِي فِي نَفْسِكَ مَا اللَّهُ مُبْدِيهِAnd you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him
وَتَخْشَى النَّاسَ وَاللَّهُ أَحَقُّ أَن تَخْشَاهُthat the Messenger had a desire but did not show anything; rather, he encouraged her husband to keep her and let her remain with him: "Keep your wife to yourself and fear Allah, and you fear the people, but Allah has more right that you should fear Him." Because in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and the early days of Islam, a master did not marry the wife of his freed slave; he did not marry the wife of his freed slave. Allah the Exalted wanted to abolish this custom, so He permitted His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to marry this woman after her master and freed slave left her, in order to legislate for the people that this matter had ended. And He permitted the freed slave to marry the wife of his freed slave. So when she was divorced from Zayd ibn Harithah (may Allah be pleased with him), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah, Mighty and Majestic, married her to His Messenger. He was the one who took charge of her marriage: "We married her to you," so Allah took charge of her marriage from above the seven heavens.
We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah
زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا لِكَيْ لَا يَكُونَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ حَرَجٌ فِي أَزْوَاجِ أَدْعِيَائِهِمْ إِذَا قَضَوْا مِنْهُنَّ وَطَرًا وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِThe presenter:
Yes
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (197) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:28)
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