Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And provision yourselves, for the best provision is taqwa (mindfulness of Allah)”
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
May Allah reward you. Its second point: The Honorable Shaykh says regarding the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Baqarah 2:197] Is it the righteous deeds?
Answer:
Since there were people in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who would perform Hajj without provisions, and they would usually become a burden on people, saying, “We are those who place their reliance on Allah.” Allah revealed this verse: “And provision yourselves,” meaning take with you the provisions for the journey, such as food, a mount, and other things, as Allah explicitly stated in His saying:[Ali 'Imran 3:97] meaning finding the provisions and comfort.
As for performing Hajj without anything and saying, “I am relying on Allah,” and becoming a burden on people, this is prohibited. When Allah drew attention to taking worldly provisions—food, drink, and the necessities of travel—He drew attention to another journey, which is the journey to the Hereafter, and that it must have provisions. Its provision is not food and drink, the necessities of worldly travel, but rather its provision is righteous deeds: taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, through righteous deeds and abandoning evil deeds. This is the provision for the journey to the Hereafter. Allah mentioned this in connection with mentioning the provision for the lesser journey; He mentioned the provision for the greater journey. There are parallels to this in the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. When Allah commanded taking clothing in prayer:[Al-A'raf 7:31] [Al-A'raf 7:26] [Al-A'raf 7:26] When He mentioned the physical clothing that covers the private parts and beautifies the appearance, He mentioned the spiritual clothing, which is more noble than the physical clothing, and He said: “And the best provision is…” He said:
[Al-A'raf 7:26]. The clothing of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), which is achieved through obedience and abandoning disobedience. As for if one adorns himself with the apparent clothing, the garments, but does not adorn himself with the inner clothing, which is taqwa (mindfulness of Allah), then he is naked, as the poet said: “If a man is not granted a garment of taqwa, he will be naked, even if he is clothed.” Yes.
May Allah reward you. Its second point: The Honorable Shaykh says regarding the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
And take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah.
وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰAnswer:
Since there were people in the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who would perform Hajj without provisions, and they would usually become a burden on people, saying, “We are those who place their reliance on Allah.” Allah revealed this verse: “And provision yourselves,” meaning take with you the provisions for the journey, such as food, a mount, and other things, as Allah explicitly stated in His saying:
And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way
وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلًاAs for performing Hajj without anything and saying, “I am relying on Allah,” and becoming a burden on people, this is prohibited. When Allah drew attention to taking worldly provisions—food, drink, and the necessities of travel—He drew attention to another journey, which is the journey to the Hereafter, and that it must have provisions. Its provision is not food and drink, the necessities of worldly travel, but rather its provision is righteous deeds: taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, through righteous deeds and abandoning evil deeds. This is the provision for the journey to the Hereafter. Allah mentioned this in connection with mentioning the provision for the lesser journey; He mentioned the provision for the greater journey. There are parallels to this in the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. When Allah commanded taking clothing in prayer:
take your adornment at every masjid
خُذُوا زِينَتَكُمْ عِندَ كُلِّ مَسْجِدٍO children of Adam, We have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment
يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًاBut the clothing of righteousness - that is best.
وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌWe have bestowed upon you clothing to conceal your private parts and as adornment. But the clothing of righteousness - that is best.
قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْآتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىٰ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ
Source
تفسير قوله تعالى: (وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَى) [البقرة : 197] — alfawzan.live
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.