Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, those who say, ‘Our Lord is Allah,’ and then remain steadfast”
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Question:
We always remind our brothers and sisters of their messages, which we present to His Eminence, the Scholar Shaykh Salih, and we say to you: thank you for your contact and for sending text messages to His Eminence. This questioner says: I ask that you stand with the noble verse in the saying of the Righteous One, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.[Fussilat 41:30].
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this noble verse, the Exalted informs about the fate of those who believed in Allah and His Messenger and realized tawhid (the oneness of Allah) for Allah, Mighty and Majestic, so they made their worship sincere for Him alone, having no partner. And they disbelieved in all other deities of the polytheists. The Exalted informs about their fate. [Fussilat 41:30]. Meaning, we have no Lord other than Him. And we do not worship anyone but You. Then they stood firm. This is the meaning, this is the meaning of realizing tawhid and worshipping Allah alone, having no partner. They said, "Our Lord is Allah; we do not worship anyone other than Him," and then they stood firm upon this word and acted upon it. So saying without action is not sufficient. And action without sincerity to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is not sufficient.
Then He informed that at the time of death, the angels of mercy, the angels of the Most Merciful, Blessed and Exalted is He, descend upon them to take their souls and to give them good news of what they are coming to. "Do not fear your future, for you are in the guesthouse of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. Do not fear what you are coming to, what you are coming to, and do not grieve over what you have left behind of your children and relatives, for We will replace it for you. Do not grieve, and be glad of Paradise. Be glad of the Paradise that you were promised." They gave them good news of their fate and their guesthouse with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, when they come to Him. That their station, that their home is in Paradise, and that their guesthouse is in the Paradise that you were promised by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which you believed in, had faith in, and worked for. This is the time to reap what you have presented of your deeds and your sincerity in word and deed. Be glad of the Paradise that you were promised.
We are your awliya (close friends of Allah); we take charge of your affairs, we are with you, and we comfort you in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And for you in it, meaning in Paradise, is whatever your souls desire, and for you in it is whatever you ask for. A provision from the Forgiving, the Merciful. The guesthouse of the guest is the hospitality. So their hospitality is Paradise when they come to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
We always remind our brothers and sisters of their messages, which we present to His Eminence, the Scholar Shaykh Salih, and we say to you: thank you for your contact and for sending text messages to His Eminence. This questioner says: I ask that you stand with the noble verse in the saying of the Righteous One, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the outcast. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Indeed, those who have said, "Our Lord is Allah " and then remained on a right course - the angels will descend upon them, [saying], "Do not fear and do not grieve but receive good tidings of Paradise, which you were promised.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ ثُمَّ اسْتَقَامُوا تَتَنَزَّلُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ أَلَّا تَخَافُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَبْشِرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ الَّتِي كُنتُمْ تُوعَدُونَAnswer:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَhave said, "Our Lord is Allah
قَالُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُThen He informed that at the time of death, the angels of mercy, the angels of the Most Merciful, Blessed and Exalted is He, descend upon them to take their souls and to give them good news of what they are coming to. "Do not fear your future, for you are in the guesthouse of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. Do not fear what you are coming to, what you are coming to, and do not grieve over what you have left behind of your children and relatives, for We will replace it for you. Do not grieve, and be glad of Paradise. Be glad of the Paradise that you were promised." They gave them good news of their fate and their guesthouse with Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, when they come to Him. That their station, that their home is in Paradise, and that their guesthouse is in the Paradise that you were promised by the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), which you believed in, had faith in, and worked for. This is the time to reap what you have presented of your deeds and your sincerity in word and deed. Be glad of the Paradise that you were promised.
We are your awliya (close friends of Allah); we take charge of your affairs, we are with you, and we comfort you in this worldly life and in the Hereafter. And for you in it, meaning in Paradise, is whatever your souls desire, and for you in it is whatever you ask for. A provision from the Forgiving, the Merciful. The guesthouse of the guest is the hospitality. So their hospitality is Paradise when they come to Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (185) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:51)
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