Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And this is My straight path"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I hope you will explain the noble verse in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-An'am 6:153]
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 peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in this verse the tenth of the ten admonitions that came in Surat al-Ma'idah. When He, Exalted is He, said in Surat al-An'am:[Al-An'am 6:151] This is the first, which is the prohibition of shirk (associating partners with Allah). And the tenth is this verse: "And this is My straight path." "And this is My straight path." The sirat is the path, and what is meant here is the path that leads to Allah. It was said that it is Islam, and it was said that it is the Messenger, and it was said that it is Islam, and it was said that it is the Messenger, and it was said that it is the Qur'an, and all of these are true. All of these are a straight path, so follow it, hold fast to it, and proceed upon it. [Al-An'am 6:153] Do not deviate from it to the paths. This is a sirat, a clear path, and the paths are divergent, hidden, and destructive. For this reason, He said: [Al-An'am 6:153] And they are paths, and upon each one of them is a Shaytan, as came in the hadith, calling people to it. [Al-An'am 6:153] That is, adhering to the straight path. [Al-An'am 6:153] So that you may fear Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, by taking a safeguard between yourselves and Him from His punishment, Blessed and Exalted is He.
And taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) is doing what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has commanded, hoping for the reward, and leaving what Allah has forbidden, fearing the punishment. This is taqwa. It is called taqwa because it protects from the punishment of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.[Al-An'am 6:153]
That is what He has enjoined upon you, so that when you walk this path, you may fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and you may fear Him and hope in Him. This is part of what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has enjoined upon us. And it is an admonition that continues until the Day of Resurrection. All of creation, from the revelation of the Qur'an to the Day of Resurrection, must adhere to this admonition.[Al-An'am 6:153] Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I hope you will explain the noble verse in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you that you may become righteous.
وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَAnswer:
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 peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned in this verse the tenth of the ten admonitions that came in Surat al-Ma'idah. When He, Exalted is He, said in Surat al-An'am:
Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you. [He commands] that you not associate anything with Him
قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ أَلَّا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًاand do not follow [other] ways
وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَand do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way
وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِfor you will be separated from His way. This has He instructed you
فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِ ذَٰلِكُمْ وَصَّاكُم بِهِinstructed you that you may become righteous.
وَصَّاكُم بِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَAnd taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) is doing what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has commanded, hoping for the reward, and leaving what Allah has forbidden, fearing the punishment. This is taqwa. It is called taqwa because it protects from the punishment of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight, so follow it; and do not follow [other] ways, for you will be separated from His way
وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَن سَبِيلِهِThat is what He has enjoined upon you, so that when you walk this path, you may fear Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and you may fear Him and hope in Him. This is part of what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has enjoined upon us. And it is an admonition that continues until the Day of Resurrection. All of creation, from the revelation of the Qur'an to the Day of Resurrection, must adhere to this admonition.
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straight
وَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا
Source
تفسير الآية الكريمة: (وَأَنَّ هَذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيماً فَاتَّبِعُوهُ وَلا تَتَّبِعُوا السُّبُلَ فَتَفَرَّقَ بِكُمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِهِ) — af.org.sa
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