Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, Ibrahim was a nation, obedient to Allah, inclined toward Him"

Machine translationRead the Arabic original

Question:
He says: The noble verse in the statement of Blessed and Exalted is He:

Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah.

إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

[An-Nahl 16:120]

,

Answer:
Yes, this is Ibrahim (peace be upon him). These are among his great attributes.

Indeed, Abraham was a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth, and he was not of those who associate others with Allah.

إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً

[An-Nahl 16:120]

This means he is a role model to be followed in good. "Qanta lillahi" means he was constant in the obedience of Allah.

a [comprehensive] leader, devoutly obedient to Allah, inclining toward truth

أُمَّةً قَانِتًا لِّلَّهِ حَنِيفًا

[An-Nahl 16:120]

He was turning to Allah. "Hanif" is the one who turns to Allah and turns away from everything else. And he was not

of the polytheists. ⁽⁶⁸⁾ Indeed,

مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ إِنَّ

[Ali 'Imran 3:67-68]

disavowing the polytheists. This contains the disavowal of the polytheists and the disbelievers, because they are the enemies of Allah and the enemies of the believers. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:

O you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies, extending to them affection

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَ تُلْقُونَ إِلَيْهِم بِالْمَوَدَّةِ

[Al-Mumtahanah 60:1]

Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh,

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (160) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1438-04-13] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (29:30)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

Flag this fatwa