Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Indeed, Allah commands justice and excellence"
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The questioner:
up to His saying, the Exalted: “...and the best of people...” (Blessed and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
[An-Nahl 16:90], meaning it is justice and giving everyone their right. Justice in speech and justice in rulings, ruling between people, justice in everything, justice between children and justice between wives, all of this is part of justice and fairness. It commands justice; justice is general, then it includes what is obligatory in it, and ihsan (excellence in worship). Ihsan between the servant and his Lord is performing what Allah has made obligatory upon him, leaving what Allah has forbidden for him, and being mindful of Him, the Exalted, as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 4777 This is ihsan between the servant and his Lord. Ihsan between the servant and people is that he is kind to them, feeding their hungry, clothing their naked, teaching their ignorant, and helping their needy. This is ihsan to people and ihsan to creation.
Ihsan to animals and livestock is that you are gentle with them, you do not torment them, you do not starve them, and you do not leave them thirsty. If you see one of them thirsty or hungry, you give it from your water or food. This is part of ihsan to animals. So much so that and a woman entered the Fire because of a cat she had locked up, Sunan Ibn Majah 4256Sahih (Darussalam) she did not feed it nor did she let it go out to eat from the creatures of the earth. This is injustice to animals and mistreatment of them. Ihsan is required in everything.
[An-Nahl 16:90], al-fahsha (what is wrong) is every sin that is extreme in ugliness, such as zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). If it was extreme in ugliness, it is al-fahsha. It forbids al-fahsha and al-munkar (what is wrong). Al-munkar is every sin against Allah, Mighty and Majestic. It is called munkar because the minds reject it. Yes.
The questioner:
First.
The Shaykh:
without right, and baghy (armed rebellion against legitimate authority) is transgressing against people, and aggression without right, in their blood, in their wealth, in their honor. This is baghy. Yes.
up to His saying, the Exalted: “...and the best of people...” (Blessed and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh:
Indeed, Allah orders justice
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِIhsan is to worship Allah as if you see Him, and if you do not achieve this state of devotion, then (take it for granted that) Allah sees you.
الإحسان أن تعبد الله كأنك تراه فإن لم تكن تراه فإنه يراكIhsan to animals and livestock is that you are gentle with them, you do not torment them, you do not starve them, and you do not leave them thirsty. If you see one of them thirsty or hungry, you give it from your water or food. This is part of ihsan to animals. So much so that
Indeed, two women from the Children of Israel saw a thirsty dog. One said: “Shall I go down to the well and give it water?” So she went down, brought out water, and gave it to him. Allah was pleased with that and forgave her this great sin. This is regarding animals
إن بغيا من بني إسرائيل رأت كلبا عطشان قال هل أفترى؟ فنزلت في البيت فأخرجت له الماء وسقته فشكر الله لها ذلك وغفر لها هذه الكبيرة هذا يحتاج إلى البهائمand did not feed, or
لا هي أطعمتها ولا هيforbids immorality
وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِThe questioner:
First.
The Shaykh:
without right, and baghy (armed rebellion against legitimate authority) is transgressing against people, and aggression without right, in their blood, in their wealth, in their honor. This is baghy. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 06 من 13 / شرح العقيدة الطحاوية / ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاء / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:14)
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