I had difficulty understanding the verse (to bring out those who believed and did righteous deeds from the darknesses) where they are described first with faith!
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[At-Talaq 65:11] in Surat al-Nur, Allah the Exalted described them with faith and righteous deeds. So it is unclear to me how they are in darkness, despite being described with faith and righteous deeds.
The Shaykh:
Yes, what is the gateway to the question? Those who believed exit when[At-Talaq 65:11], but if they remain in disbelief, they remain in the darknesses. So who is like him in the darknesses? Or who is [Al-An'am 6:122]? I mean, what is his description? Who is like him in the darknesses? Is he not one who exits from them? Yes.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
If he believes, then when he believes in Allah, he exits from the darknesses to the light. Yes.[Al-Baqarah 2:257]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
that He may bring out those who believe and do righteous deeds from darknesses into the light
لِّيُخْرِجَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِThe Shaykh:
Yes, what is the gateway to the question? Those who believed exit when
and do righteous deeds from darknesses into the light
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِone who was dead and We gave him life and made for him light by which to walk among the people like one who is in darkness
كَانَ مَيْتًا فَأَحْيَيْنَاهُ وَجَعَلْنَا لَهُ نُورًا يَمْشِي بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ كَمَن مَّثَلُهُ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِThe presenter:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
If he believes, then when he believes in Allah, he exits from the darknesses to the light. Yes.
Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2139- 4717] أشكل علي فهم الآية(ليخرج الذين آمنواوعملوا الصالحات من الظلمات﴾حيث وصفهم بالإيمان أولا! — youtube.com
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