Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And He found you lost, so He guided you. And He found you in need, so He enriched you.”
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Question:
The questioner says: I am confused by the noble verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Ad-Duhaa 93:7-8] How was the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in that state?
Answer:
Yes, “lost” means that one does not know the guidance before Allah makes it clear to him. So He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:52]. So it is Allah who taught him, and it is He who revealed to him, and He brought him out of ignorance into knowledge and righteous action. This is among the favors that Allah bestows upon His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): [Ash-Shuraa 42:52], [Ash-Shuraa 42:52]. Yes.
The questioner says: I am confused by the noble verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
(7) And He found you lost and guided [you], (8) And He found you poor and made [you] self-sufficient.
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰAnswer:
Yes, “lost” means that one does not know the guidance before Allah makes it clear to him. So He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said:
You did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith
مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُYou did not know what is the Book or [what is] faith, but We have made it a light by which We guide whom We will of Our servants.
مَا كُنتَ تَدْرِي مَا الْكِتَابُ وَلَا الْإِيمَانُ وَلَٰكِن جَعَلْنَاهُ نُورًا نَّهْدِي بِهِ مَن نَّشَاءُ مِنْ عِبَادِنَاAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وَإِنَّكَ لَتَهْدِي إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 09-03-1436هـ — af.org.sa (34:02)
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