Guidelines for Succession on Earth from the Verse of al-Nur
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Question:
To begin, may Allah bless you. One of the brothers, Abu 'Abdullah from Riyadh, sent this verse and said: Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:55] [An-Nur 24:55] He asks, may Allah preserve you: What are the Sharia guidelines for succession on earth based on this noble verse?
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The guidelines for succession on earth.
As mentioned in this verse: those who believed[Al-Ma'idah 5:9] Faith is the first thing; faith [An-Nisa 4:136] and faith in divine decree, its good and its evil. These are the pillars of faith, and they are internal pillars. There are also external pillars, which are the pillars of Islam: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2609Sahih (Darussalam) the House of Allah, for whoever is able to make the journey to it. If the pillars of Islam and the pillars of faith are gathered, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, will fulfill His promise to those in whom these external and internal pillars are gathered, that He will make them successors on earth. That is, after those who came before them, He will make them successors to those who preceded them [Al-An'am 6:165] the earth. And this is one point. And He will establish for them their religion. This is the second point: Allah will establish for them their religion, which is the religion of Islam. He will firm it in their hearts, help them with it, and bestow it upon them. And He will establish for them the religion that He has chosen for them, as He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: "And I have chosen for you Islam as a religion." And He will replace their fear with security. This is also among the consequences of believing in Allah the Exalted and doing righteous deeds. [An-Nur 24:55] So Allah will spread security for them over their persons, their wealth, their lands, and their possessions, and He will remove fear from them. [An-Nur 24:55] This is the fundamental condition: that they worship Me with what I have commanded them. The fruit of worship returns to them; it is for their benefit and their interest. But Allah loves for them what benefits them and what is good for them. [An-Nur 24:55] Is worshipping Allah not sufficient? No, it is not sufficient unless it is accompanied by leaving the worship of other than Allah. Because there are those who worship Allah and worship others along with Him. This worship does not benefit, because it is mixed with shirk (associating partners with Allah) and is not pure for Allah the Exalted. [An-Nur 24:55] That is, after these blessings have been provided for him, after he was upright upon the religion of Allah, he disbelieved in this blessing and denied it. So Allah changes his state. [Ar-Ra'd 13:11] So these people changed what was in themselves, and they shifted from worshipping Allah to worshipping other than Him. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, changed their state. So whoever [An-Nur 24:55] that is, those who go out from the obedience of Allah and from the command of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
To begin, may Allah bless you. One of the brothers, Abu 'Abdullah from Riyadh, sent this verse and said: Allah the Exalted said:
Allah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth just as He granted it to those before them and that He will surely establish for them
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْtheir religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me. But whoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient.
دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَAnswer:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَAs mentioned in this verse: those who believed
Allah has promised those who believe
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواin Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and the Last Day
بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِthe testimony of La Ilaha Illallah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, the establishment of the Salat, giving the Zakat, fasting (the month of) Ramadan, and performing Hajj
شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله، وإقام الصلاة وإيتاء الزكاة وصوم رمضان، حجAnd it is He who has made you successors upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you
وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَكُمْ خَلَائِفَ الْأَرْضِ وَرَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ لِّيَبْلُوَكُمْ فِيand that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security
وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًاand that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me
وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًاand that He will surely establish for them [therein] their religion which He has preferred for them and that He will surely substitute for them, after their fear, security, [for] they worship Me, not associating anything with Me
وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَىٰ لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُم مِّن بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لَا يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًاBut whoever disbelieves after that
وَمَن كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَIndeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْwhoever disbelieves after that - then those are the defiantly disobedient.
كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْفَاسِقُونَThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
فتاوى على الهواء 21-08-1438هـ — af.org.sa (1:20)
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