What is meant by the words in the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And when his Lord tested Abraham with words)?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:[Al-Baqarah 2:124] What are these words by which the test was carried out?
Answer:
The words of the commands, the commands by which Allah commanded him.[An-Najm 53:37] That is, he fulfilled what Allah commanded him to do. Among that was the slaughter of his son, among that was his being thrown into the fire and his patience with it, among that was his migration from his land to the lands of Sham and the Hijaz. Is this part of his fulfillment of what Allah commanded him to do? His calling to Allah and his patience with that until he was thrown into the fire. Say: This is from what Allah commanded him to do and he was patient with it. Yes. The Honorable Shaykh says: Regarding the House, its construction, the construction of the Ancient House which Allah established for him and showed him its location. This is from his fulfillment of what Allah commanded him to do. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:
And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands
وَإِذِ ابْتَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ رَبُّهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍAnswer:
The words of the commands, the commands by which Allah commanded him.
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3982- 4717] ما المقصود بالكلمات في قوله تعالى:(وإذ ابتلى إبراهيم ربه بكلمات)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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