Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We offered the trust to the heavens and the earth”
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Question:
We also receive this question from Muhammad Abdullah from Jubail. He says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Ahzab 33:72], he asks about the trust: what is meant by it? And what are the fruits of this blessed verse?
Answer:
Trust is the commands and prohibitions brought by the Book and the Sunnah. This is a trust between the servant and his Lord: to be sincere in his religion for Allah, to worship Allah and not associate anything with Him, and to fulfill the obligations that Allah has made obligatory upon him. This is the trust. Allah placed this trust upon them and offered it to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains as a choice.
So they offered it to these creatures as an offer of choice: if they fulfilled it, they would have the reward, and if they did not fulfill it, they would have the punishment. So these creatures preferred safety over the gain.[Al-Ahzab 33:72] And the human being, Adam and his descendants, preferred the gain over safety. [Al-Ahzab 33:72] That is, the human race; this is its characteristic: that it is oppressive and ignorant, except for whom Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) guides and grants success, and who follows His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); then he will be saved from these characteristics. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
We also receive this question from Muhammad Abdullah from Jubail. He says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it; but man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًاAnswer:
Trust is the commands and prohibitions brought by the Book and the Sunnah. This is a trust between the servant and his Lord: to be sincere in his religion for Allah, to worship Allah and not associate anything with Him, and to fulfill the obligations that Allah has made obligatory upon him. This is the trust. Allah placed this trust upon them and offered it to the heavens, the earth, and the mountains as a choice.
So they offered it to these creatures as an offer of choice: if they fulfilled it, they would have the reward, and if they did not fulfill it, they would have the punishment. So these creatures preferred safety over the gain.
and they declined to bear it
فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَاbut man [undertook to] bear it. Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
وَحَمَلَهَا الْإِنسَانُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (161) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-04-16] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:20)
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