Tafsir of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We offered the trust”
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Question:
Abu Haytham from Jeddah says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Ahzab 33:72], the questioner asks: What is this trust, and what is the ruling on the one who neglects it?
Answer:
The amanah (trust) refers to the obligations; the amanah in this verse refers to the religious obligations. Allah offered it to the heavens and the earth as an offer of choice, not an offer of compulsion,[Al-Ahzab 33:72], meaning we preferred safety over the spoils. The human being, Adam and his descendants, bore it in hope of the reward. Whoever fulfills it and performs it as required obtains the reward and the great reward, and whoever neglects it incurs sin and punishment from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Abu Haytham from Jeddah says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِAnswer:
The amanah (trust) refers to the obligations; the amanah in this verse refers to the religious obligations. Allah offered it to the heavens and the earth as an offer of choice, not an offer of compulsion,
and they declined to bear it and feared it
فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاو ى على الهواء صالح فوزان الفوزان 22-07-1438هـ — youtube.com (16:33)
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