Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Then is he whom Allah has opened his breast to Islam"
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
I will begin with the first question that came to us via the program's mobile number. One of the brothers is inquiring about the saying of Allah the Exalted[Az-Zumar 39:22] He is inquiring and seeking clarification about the meaning of this verse, Your Excellency the Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
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. In this noble verse, Allah makes clear that[Az-Zumar 39:22] Then He said: [Az-Zumar 39:22] The first is the one for whom [Az-Zumar 39:22]. Yes. And the second is the one upon whom this warning falls: [Az-Zumar 39:22]. We ask Allah for safety.
In this, there is a virtue in a person rejoicing in Islam and being glad of it. Say, "By the favor of Allah and His bounty, let them rejoice; that is better than what they accumulate." So, rejoicing in Islam, while the rest of the worldly pleasures and their delusion are transient, as for Islam, it remains for the one whom Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has guided. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
I will begin with the first question that came to us via the program's mobile number. One of the brothers is inquiring about the saying of Allah the Exalted
So is one whose breast Allah has expanded to [accept] Islam and he is upon a light from his Lord [like one whose heart rejects it]? Then woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error.
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍThe Shaykh:
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. In this noble verse, Allah makes clear that
So is one whose breast Allah has expanded to [accept] Islam and he is upon a light from his Lord
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِThen woe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error.
فَوَيْلٌ لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍone whose breast Allah has expanded to [accept] Islam and he is upon a light from his Lord
شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِwoe to those whose hearts are hardened against the remembrance of Allah. Those are in manifest error.
لِّلْقَاسِيَةِ قُلُوبُهُم مِّن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ أُولَٰئِكَ فِي ضَلَالٍ مُّبِينٍIn this, there is a virtue in a person rejoicing in Islam and being glad of it. Say, "By the favor of Allah and His bounty, let them rejoice; that is better than what they accumulate." So, rejoicing in Islam, while the rest of the worldly pleasures and their delusion are transient, as for Islam, it remains for the one whom Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has guided. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7505 — youtube.com (0:54)
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