Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This brother Abu 'Abdullah says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:6].
The Shaykh:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ahzab 33:6]. Its meaning is best known to Allah: that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is more eager for the believers than they are for their own selves, due to the perfection of his (peace and blessings be upon him) sincere advice and the perfection of his compassion for his Ummah (peace and blessings be upon him). And his wives are their mothers; the wives of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) are the mothers of the believers, meaning in rank and status (may Allah be pleased with them). And in the reading "And his wives are their mothers and he is their father," this means in rank, O Allah. In rank and status, yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This brother Abu 'Abdullah says regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted:
The Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves
النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْThe Shaykh:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe Prophet is more worthy of the believers than themselves, and his wives are [in the position of] their mothers.
النَّبِيُّ أَوْلَىٰ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ مِنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجُهُ أُمَّهَاتُهُمْ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7468 — youtube.com (1:07)
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