What is the meaning of (was among those who remained) in the description of the wife of Lut?
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Question:
What is the meaning of the term "woman of the hand" (umm al-wad) as it appears in the Noble Qur'an, as in[Al-'Ankabut 29:32], as you described? Please clarify this meaning for us. May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the wife of Nuh, she was uncovered and was not upon the religion of her husband, the Prophet of Allah Nuh (peace be upon him). Like the wife of Nuh (peace be upon him), she was contrary to the religion of the Prophet of Allah Nuh (peace be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said, and[At-Tahrim 66:10] they betrayed both of them, meaning in religion and faith. So they were upon disbelief and they contradicted the religion of their husbands. This is the meaning of "betrayal." It does not mean betrayal in study. Yes.
The connection of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) is protected from sin in terms of honor from two sides, but in terms of creed, their connection was contrary to the creed of our Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), so it did not benefit them from Allah in any way.
Meaning, their closeness to the Prophets, who are among the creation of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them), did not benefit them in any way from the disbelief they were upon. This contains a beautiful lesson that a person is not benefited by the deeds of others, but only by his own deeds.
And the closeness of a believer to a disbeliever does not harm him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding the wife of Fir'awn. And the closeness of a disbeliever to a believer does not benefit him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding these two women, the wife of Nuh and the wife of Yunus. When the punishment came, Allah the Exalted and Sublime supported His Prophet Lut and those who believed with him, and He destroyed the disbelievers among them, including the wife of Lut. She was among those who remained, meaning among those who stayed in the destructive punishment, perishing with the disbelievers. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
What is the meaning of the term "woman of the hand" (umm al-wad) as it appears in the Noble Qur'an, as in
She is to be of those who remain behind."
كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِرِينَAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for the wife of Nuh, she was uncovered and was not upon the religion of her husband, the Prophet of Allah Nuh (peace be upon him). Like the wife of Nuh (peace be upon him), she was contrary to the religion of the Prophet of Allah Nuh (peace be upon him), as Allah the Exalted said, and
Allah presents an example of those who disbelieved: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were under two of Our righteous servants but betrayed them, so those prophets did not avail them from Allah at all, and it was said, "Enter the Fire with those who enter."
ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا امْرَأَتَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَتَ لُوطٍ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَقِيلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِلِينَThe connection of the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) is protected from sin in terms of honor from two sides, but in terms of creed, their connection was contrary to the creed of our Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them), so it did not benefit them from Allah in any way.
Meaning, their closeness to the Prophets, who are among the creation of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them), did not benefit them in any way from the disbelief they were upon. This contains a beautiful lesson that a person is not benefited by the deeds of others, but only by his own deeds.
And the closeness of a believer to a disbeliever does not harm him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding the wife of Fir'awn. And the closeness of a disbeliever to a believer does not benefit him in any way, as Allah mentioned regarding these two women, the wife of Nuh and the wife of Yunus. When the punishment came, Allah the Exalted and Sublime supported His Prophet Lut and those who believed with him, and He destroyed the disbelievers among them, including the wife of Lut. She was among those who remained, meaning among those who stayed in the destructive punishment, perishing with the disbelievers. Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى (إذ كانت من الغابرين) في وصف امرأة لوط؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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