The meaning of the hadith “The creation are the dependents of Allah”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A weak hadith states that people are the dependents of Allah. What is meant by the word “dependents” (ayal)?
Answer:
It means poor, referring to family and to poverty.[At-Tawbah 9:28] It means poverty, and the one who is dependent (a'il) is the poor person. So the dependents of Allah means those who are poor in relation to Allah, [Fatir 35:15]. It is not meant that the dependents of Allah are His children; Glorified and Exalted is He from that.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A weak hadith states that people are the dependents of Allah. What is meant by the word “dependents” (ayal)?
Answer:
It means poor, referring to family and to poverty.
And if you fear privation, Allah will enrich you from His bounty
وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ عَيْلَةً فَسَوْفَ يُغْنِيكُمُ اللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِyou are those in need of Allah, while Allah is the Free of need, the Praiseworthy.
أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ الْغَنِيُّ الْحَمِيدُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 76- معنى حديث «الخلقُ عيالُ الله»؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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