Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Remember My favor which I bestowed upon you”
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The questioner:
The listener Shafiq Muhammad from Aden, Yemen, al-Basatin, has two questions. He says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Baqarah 2:47]? And what is the favor that He bestowed upon them? And what is the preference by which He preferred them?
The Shaykh:
He preferred them over the people of their time, over all the people, in the following: The Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of nations, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of the messengers. But among the people of their time, they were better than the others. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is the favor by which He preferred them?
The Shaykh:
That Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) sent prophets among them, that Allah provided for them, and that Allah taught them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The listener Shafiq Muhammad from Aden, Yemen, al-Basatin, has two questions. He says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted
O Children of Israel, remember My favor that I have bestowed upon you and that I preferred you over the worlds.
يَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتِيَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَأَنِّي فَضَّلْتُكُمْ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَThe Shaykh:
He preferred them over the people of their time, over all the people, in the following: The Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of nations, and Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the best of the messengers. But among the people of their time, they were better than the others. Yes.
The questioner:
And what is the favor by which He preferred them?
The Shaykh:
That Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) sent prophets among them, that Allah provided for them, and that Allah taught them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7497 — youtube.com (10:52)
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