Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And of the people are some who worship Allah on the edge"
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Question:
The questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the noble verse[Al-Hajj 22:11].
Answer:
Yes, in this there is the fact that the one whose faith is weak is exposed to deviation and misguidance. Some people have weak, wavering faith that has not taken hold in their hearts.[Al-Hajj 22:11] With this faith, if a trial befalls them and they are tested and examined, they turn on their heels, may Allah protect us, and apostatize from their religion. This is like the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:8-9] And He the Exalted said: [Al-'Ankabut 29:2-3] So Allah will make known those who told the truth and will make known the liars. Allah tests His believing servants with calamities and hardships. So whoever remains firm in his faith and holds fast to his religion, Allah will increase him in faith and strength in his religion. This is only for the one whose faith is sincere. As for the one whose faith is weak, or who has hypocrisy in him, he only takes faith as a mount for this world. If he obtains his worldly desires, he remains firm in his religion; but if a trial befalls him, he turns on his face and apostatizes from his religion, losing this world and the Hereafter, may Allah protect us. This is what encourages the believer to be patient with hardships and calamities and to know that they are a trial and examination from Allah: will he remain firm in his religion or not?
So in it is good. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks, Honorable Shaykh, about the noble verse
And of the people is he who worships Allah on an edge. If he is touched by good, he is reassured by it; but if he is struck by trial, he turns on his face [to the other direction]. He has lost [this] world and the Hereafter
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَعْبُدُ اللَّهَ عَلَىٰ حَرْفٍ فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ بِهِ وَإِنْ أَصَابَتْهُ فِتْنَةٌ انقَلَبَ عَلَىٰ وَجْهِهِ خَسِرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةَAnswer:
Yes, in this there is the fact that the one whose faith is weak is exposed to deviation and misguidance. Some people have weak, wavering faith that has not taken hold in their hearts.
If he is touched by good, he is reassured
فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُ خَيْرٌ اطْمَأَنَّ(8) And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah and the Last Day," but they are not believers. (9) They [think to] deceive Allah and those who believe, but they deceive not except themselves and perceive [it] not.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَبِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَمَا هُم بِمُؤْمِنِينَ يُخَادِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّا أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ(2) Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried? (3) But We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah will surely make evident those who are truthful, and He will surely make evident the liars.
أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ وَلَقَدْ فَتَنَّا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْSo in it is good. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for all his affairs are wonderful for him. If a blessing befalls him, he is grateful for it and that is good for him. And if a hardship befalls him, he is patient with it and that is good for him. And that is only for the believer.
عجبا لأمر المؤمن إن أمره كله له عجب إن أصابته نعمة فشكر عليها أجر فكان ذلك خيرا له، وإن أصابته ضراء صبر عليها وكان ذلك خيرا له، وليس ذلك إلا للمؤمن.The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
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