Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And [mention] the owner of the fish when he went off in anger"
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Question:
He says: Regarding the verse[Al-Anbya 21:87], this verse, O Shaykh, and who is Dhun-Nun?
Answer:
The owner of the fish is Yunus (peace be upon him). The owner of the fish is the Prophet of Allah, Yunus (peace be upon him).
And he had threatened his people with punishment if they did not believe and repent to Allah, but the punishment was delayed from them. The punishment was delayed from them, so he left in anger toward his people, and then the whale swallowed him. The whale swallowed him, and he called out in the darknesses, having fallen into darknesses: the darkness of the night, the darkness of the sea, and the darkness of the whale's belly. He called upon his Lord in the darknesses, seeking His aid, saying: "There is no deity but You; Glorified are You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers." He acknowledged the error that had occurred when he left in anger toward his people.[Al-Anbya 21:87-88] (Exalted and Majestic is He) [Al-Anbya 21:88]. Our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: And "Dhul-Nun" means the owner of the whale, as in the other verse, so the Nun is the whale, the supplication of my brother Yunus. (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: Regarding the verse
And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَىٰ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَAnswer:
The owner of the fish is Yunus (peace be upon him). The owner of the fish is the Prophet of Allah, Yunus (peace be upon him).
And he had threatened his people with punishment if they did not believe and repent to Allah, but the punishment was delayed from them. The punishment was delayed from them, so he left in anger toward his people, and then the whale swallowed him. The whale swallowed him, and he called out in the darknesses, having fallen into darknesses: the darkness of the night, the darkness of the sea, and the darkness of the whale's belly. He called upon his Lord in the darknesses, seeking His aid, saying: "There is no deity but You; Glorified are You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers." He acknowledged the error that had occurred when he left in anger toward his people.
(87) And [mention] the man of the fish, when he went off in anger and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him. And he called out within the darknesses, "There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers." (88) So We responded to him and saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُand saved him from the distress. And thus do We save the believers.
وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَThe supplication of my brother Yunus
دعوة أخي ذا النونThe supplication of my brother, the owner of the fish,
دعوة أخي ذي النون،No Muslim has ever called upon it except that Allah responded to him.
ما دعا بها مسلم إلا استجاب الله له.No one in distress has ever called upon it except that Allah relieved him
ما دعا بها مكروب إلا فرج الله لهThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (183) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-02] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (9:44)
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