Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Call upon your Lord with humility and in secret”
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Question:
We begin with what the brother Abu Hashim sent. He says: What is the intended meaning of Allah's saying:[Al-A'raf 7:55-56]
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In these noble verses, Allah the Exalted commands His servants to call upon Him: “Call upon your Lord.” Supplication is worship, as stated in the hadith; that is, it is the greatest pillar of worship or the greatest type of worship. Therefore, Allah called it a religion. He said: [Ghafir 40:14], meaning supplication. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “The religion is ” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , meaning the greatest pillar of worship. This is similar to his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): , which means that standing at ‘Arafah is the greatest pillar of Hajj. Likewise, supplication is the greatest type of worship. So, supplication…
...has a great status in the religion of Islam. Allah commanded us to call upon Him and promised us that He will respond to us: "Call upon Me, and I will respond to you." And He does not break His promise. So, if we call upon Him, calling upon Him in the manner prescribed by Allah, sincerely for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and there are no obstacles to the response, then Allah is near and responsive. Allah is near and responsive, (Glorified and Exalted is He). If it happens that the supplication is not answered, that is due to us. The reasons for the prevention of the response are on our side. So we must pay attention to ourselves and be sincere to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). We call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, being sincere to Him in our supplication, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and we do not call upon anyone other than Him. Allah is near and responsive, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
We begin with what the brother Abu Hashim sent. He says: What is the intended meaning of Allah's saying:
(55) Call upon your Lord in humility and privately; indeed, He does not like transgressors. (56) And cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. And invoke Him in fear and aspiration. Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.
ادْعُوا رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً إِنَّهُ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَاحِهَا وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا إِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اللَّهِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِينَAnswer:
(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 الْعَالَمِينَSo invoke Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion
فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَSupplication is worship.
الدعاء هو العبادة،Supplication is worship.
الدعاء هو العبادة،Hajj is ‘Arafah,
الحج عرفة،...has a great status in the religion of Islam. Allah commanded us to call upon Him and promised us that He will respond to us: "Call upon Me, and I will respond to you." And He does not break His promise. So, if we call upon Him, calling upon Him in the manner prescribed by Allah, sincerely for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and there are no obstacles to the response, then Allah is near and responsive. Allah is near and responsive, (Glorified and Exalted is He). If it happens that the supplication is not answered, that is due to us. The reasons for the prevention of the response are on our side. So we must pay attention to ourselves and be sincere to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). We call upon Allah, being sincere to Him in religion, being sincere to Him in our supplication, (Glorified and Exalted is He), and we do not call upon anyone other than Him. Allah is near and responsive, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (162) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-04-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03)
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