Exegesis of the Verse of Luqman and His Admonitions to His Son
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This person is asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat Luqman:[Luqman 31:12] He is asking about this verse and about these admonitions to his son.
Answer:
Yes, these are great admonitions. Luqman was a man of worship and he possessed wisdom; Allah granted him wisdom, meaning the understanding to be grateful to Allah.[Luqman 31:12] This means that the reward for that returns to him. So whoever is grateful to Allah and grateful for His blessings, the reward for this gratitude returns to him and he benefits from it. Yes, and these are Luqman’s ten admonitions.
[Luqman 31:13] For this reason, He said that shirk is indeed a great injustice. Injustice is placing a thing in other than its proper place; thus, it is placing oneself in other than the place fitting for him, by exposing oneself to the punishment of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
So wisdom is placing a thing in its proper place. Whoever repents with a sincere repentance has placed himself in the place fitting for him,[Ash-Shams 91:9]. As for whoever neglects himself and follows his desires, he has lost himself, [Ash-Shams 91:9-10] meaning he has defiled himself with sins and disobedience. The human being is a shepherd over himself and is accountable for it on the Day of Resurrection. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
May Allah reward you. This person is asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat Luqman:
And We had certainly given Luqman wisdom [and said], "Be grateful to Allah." And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself. And whoever denies [His favor] - then indeed, Allah is Free of need and Praiseworthy.
وَلَقَدْ آتَيْنَا لُقْمَانَ الْحِكْمَةَ أَنِ اشْكُرْ لِلَّهِ وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَمَن كَفَرَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌAnswer:
Yes, these are great admonitions. Luqman was a man of worship and he possessed wisdom; Allah granted him wisdom, meaning the understanding to be grateful to Allah.
And whoever is grateful is grateful for [the benefit of] himself.
وَمَن يَشْكُرْ فَإِنَّمَا يَشْكُرُ لِنَفْسِهِO my son, do not associate [anything] with Allah
يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِSo wisdom is placing a thing in its proper place. Whoever repents with a sincere repentance has placed himself in the place fitting for him,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا(9) He has succeeded who purifies it, (10) And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَاThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (193) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-11-08] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (12:49)
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