Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And of them is one who is unjust to himself"
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The questioner:
May Allah bless you. One of the brothers asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Fatir 35:32]
The Shaykh:
With good deeds. Yes.[Fatir 35:32]. They say this is the most hopeful verse in the Book of Allah. The most hopeful verse in the Book of Allah is this verse. The one who is moderate is the one who is moderate regarding the obligatory duties. [Fatir 35:32]. This one provisions himself from the voluntary acts. Yes.
The questioner:
And the one who is unjust to himself.
The Shaykh:
The one who is unjust to himself is the one who falls short; he is the one who falls short in obedience, yes.
May Allah bless you. One of the brothers asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds
فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِThe Shaykh:
With good deeds. Yes.
Then we caused to inherit the Book those We have chosen of Our servants; and among them is he who wrongs himself, and among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds
ثُمَّ أَوْرَثْنَا الْكِتَابَ الَّذِينَ اصْطَفَيْنَا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا فَمِنْهُمْ ظَالِمٌ لِّنَفْسِهِ وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِand among them is he who is moderate, and among them is he who is foremost in good deeds
وَمِنْهُم مُّقْتَصِدٌ وَمِنْهُمْ سَابِقٌ بِالْخَيْرَاتِThe questioner:
And the one who is unjust to himself.
The Shaykh:
The one who is unjust to himself is the one who falls short; he is the one who falls short in obedience, yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7515 — youtube.com (8:58)
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