The exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And you will see every nation prostrating. Every nation will be called to its book…”
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, on the Day[Al-Jathiyah 45:28], is the intended meaning every nation of every prophet? And what is meant by their book?
The Shaykh:
The book of their deeds. What is meant by their book is the book of their deeds, because every person has his deeds recorded in a book that is given to him on the Day of Resurrection, which he reads and does not deny anything from. (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: I heard someone.
The Shaykh:
Glorified and Exalted is He[Al-Isra 17:71]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, on the Day
And you will see every nation kneeling [from fear]. Every nation will be called to its record [and told], "Today you will be recompensed for what you used to do.
وَتَرَىٰ كُلَّ أُمَّةٍ جَاثِيَةً كُلُّ أُمَّةٍ تُدْعَىٰ إِلَىٰ كِتَابِهَا الْيَوْمَ تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَThe Shaykh:
The book of their deeds. What is meant by their book is the book of their deeds, because every person has his deeds recorded in a book that is given to him on the Day of Resurrection, which he reads and does not deny anything from. (peace and blessings be upon him)
The questioner:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: I heard someone.
The Shaykh:
Glorified and Exalted is He
[Mention, O Muhammad], the Day We will call forth every people with their record [of deeds]. Then whoever is given his record
يَوْمَ نَدْعُو كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَامِهِمْ فَمَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [114] تفسير قوله تعالى:﴿وترى كل أمة جاثية كل أمة تدْعى إلى كتابها ..﴾ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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