Exegesis of the End of Surat al-A'la
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Shaykh Salih. This questioner says: Surat al-A'la is one of the surahs that the imams of the mosques frequently recite, and many people have memorized it. He says: Allah the Exalted says in its end:[Al-A'la 87:14-15] He asks: What is the exegesis of the end of this great surah?
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. These verses are from the end of the surah "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High." Allah the Exalted said:[Al-A'la 87:14-15] The exegetes said that these verses are about the festival prayer and the alms given at the end of Ramadan. [Al-A'la 87:14] Meaning, give the alms given at the end of Ramadan [Al-A'la 87:15] the festival prayer. Then He the Exalted said: [Al-A'la 87:16-17]. This is an announcement from Allah the Exalted, in the sense of disapproving of those who prioritize the love of this world and striving for it over the love of the Hereafter and working for it. This is in the context of blaming those who do so. [Al-A'la 87:17] So how can one exchange eternal bliss for a fleeting appearance?
So this is a warning to the servants to avoid this characteristic. There is no harm in a person taking from this world what helps him in the Hereafter and what satisfies his need; there is no harm in that. He the Exalted said:[Al-Qasas 28:77] But to be preoccupied with this world and its deeds to the neglect of the Hereafter and its deeds, that is what is blamed.
Then He said:[Al-A'la 87:18] meaning, mentioned in this surah, surah [Al-A'la 87:1], mentioned in the earliest scrolls that were revealed to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and to Musa (peace be upon him). The scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Shaykh Salih. This questioner says: Surat al-A'la is one of the surahs that the imams of the mosques frequently recite, and many people have memorized it. He says: Allah the Exalted says in its end:
(14) He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself (15) And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰAnswer:
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. These verses are from the end of the surah "Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High." Allah the Exalted said:
(14) He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself (15) And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰHe has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰAnd mentions the name of his Lord and prays.
وَذَكَرَ اسْمَ رَبِّهِ فَصَلَّىٰ(16) But you prefer the worldly life, (17) While the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰWhile the Hereafter is better and more enduring.
وَالْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰSo this is a warning to the servants to avoid this characteristic. There is no harm in a person taking from this world what helps him in the Hereafter and what satisfies his need; there is no harm in that. He the Exalted said:
do not forget your share of the world
وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَاThen He said:
Indeed, this is in the former scriptures,
إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَفِي الصُّحُفِ الْأُولَىٰExalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7577 — youtube.com (1:07)
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