Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Has there not come over man a period of time when he was not a thing mentioned?"
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: In these verses, and in this great surah,[Al-Insan 76:1] what is meant by this verse, "rewarded"?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This great surah is called Surah al-Insan (Man) because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in it the state of man: that he was non-existent, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, brought him into existence. When He created Adam, the father of mankind (peace be upon him). So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mentions in this state that man did not exist before, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, brought him into existence by His power, and made for him descendants who succeed one another until the Day of Resurrection.
For the worship of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56-57] And their worship of Allah does not benefit Allah; rather, its benefit returns to them. So He commanded them to worship Him so that the benefit would return to them in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: In these verses, and in this great surah,
Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned?
هَلْ أَتَىٰ عَلَى الْإِنسَانِ حِينٌ مِّنَ الدَّهْرِ لَمْ يَكُن شَيْئًا مَّذْكُورًاThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This great surah is called Surah al-Insan (Man) because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in it the state of man: that he was non-existent, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, brought him into existence. When He created Adam, the father of mankind (peace be upon him). So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, mentions in this state that man did not exist before, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, brought him into existence by His power, and made for him descendants who succeed one another until the Day of Resurrection.
For the worship of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
(56) And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (57) I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7475 — youtube.com (0:57)
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