Combining His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): "Say, 'Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has brought forth for His servants...'" with His saying: "Indeed, they were before that in luxury."
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Question:
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-A'raf 7:32] and His saying, [Al-Waqi'ah 56:45], he asks: How do we reconcile these two verses?
Answer:
Reconciling these two verses: a person should not immerse himself in pleasures, even if they are permissible, because if he immerses himself in them, he will end up in what is forbidden. The soul is never satisfied with anything; if you leave it to its pleasures and give it everything it desires, it will reach for what is forbidden. You should place a barrier of the permissible between yourself and the forbidden so that your soul does not become greedy. Also, because satiety, drinking, and desire weaken one from acts of obedience: they weaken one from jihad in the path of Allah, they weaken one from fasting, and they weaken one from standing in night prayer. Yes.
Peace be upon you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted,
Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?"
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِIndeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَٰلِكَ مُتْرَفِينَAnswer:
Reconciling these two verses: a person should not immerse himself in pleasures, even if they are permissible, because if he immerses himself in them, he will end up in what is forbidden. The soul is never satisfied with anything; if you leave it to its pleasures and give it everything it desires, it will reach for what is forbidden. You should place a barrier of the permissible between yourself and the forbidden so that your soul does not become greedy. Also, because satiety, drinking, and desire weaken one from acts of obedience: they weaken one from jihad in the path of Allah, they weaken one from fasting, and they weaken one from standing in night prayer. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [978- 4717] الجمع بين قوله ﷻ﴿قل من حرم زينة الله التي أخرج لعباده..﴾وقوله﴿إنهم كانوا قبل ذلك مترفين﴾ — youtube.com
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