Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Only those who believe in Allah and the Last Day maintain the mosques of Allah"
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This person asks and says: I hope you will pause with the noble verse in His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] [At-Tawbah 9:18].
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Before this verse, Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:17-18] and the Hereafter, and established the prayer, and gave the zakah, and feared none but Allah. It is to be expected that those will be among the rightly guided. These verses were revealed when the polytheists expelled the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions, and prevented them from performing 'Umrah when they came in the state of ihram for 'Umrah. They prevented them from entering Makkah. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
This verse indicates that the polytheists do not maintain the houses of Allah, the mosques, meaning they do not maintain them with obedience and worship.[At-Tawbah 9:18]. The mosques are only maintained by the people of faith and the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), who worship Allah alone, having no partner, and do not associate anything with Him. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This person asks and says: I hope you will pause with the noble verse in His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِThe mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Before this verse, Allah the Exalted said:
(17) It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief. [For] those, their deeds have become worthless, and in the Fire they will abide eternally. (18) The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُوا مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ شَاهِدِينَ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِم بِالْكُفْرِ أُولَٰئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ وَفِي النَّارِ هُمْ خَالِدُونَ إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِThis verse indicates that the polytheists do not maintain the houses of Allah, the mosques, meaning they do not maintain them with obedience and worship.
The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَاجِدَ اللَّهِ مَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَأَقَامَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَى الزَّكَاةَThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7472 — youtube.com (0:59)
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