Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Glory be to Him who took His servant by night"
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Question:
This questioner says: I hope you will stand with the beginning of Surat al-Isra in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.[Al-Isra 17:1].
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2]. And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Isra 17:1]. Al-Isra is the journey by night. It is the journey by night. This is known to people, but the fact that this long distance was covered in one night, that is the wonder, and it is among the miracles that do not occur except for a Prophet. He took His servant, meaning Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Allah described him with servitude in this station? And in the station of revelation [Al-Baqarah 2:23], as an honor for him (peace and blessings be upon him).
So His saying "He took His servant" means Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). By night.[Al-Isra 17:1], this is a one-month journey. For a mount in one night. And that was because Jibril (peace be upon him) came to him. And with him. A beast called al-Buraq. The end of its stride is the end of its sight. So he mounted him on it. Then he traveled with him to al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Palestine. And from there he led the Prophets (peace and blessings be upon them) in prayer in al-Masjid al-Aqsa.
Then he ascended with him, meaning he raised him to the sky. He raised him to the sky, to Sidrat al-Muntaha. He ended there and became in a place where the scraping of the pens is heard, the pens of the angels that write what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has decreed. So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed to him. What He revealed. Of His speech, Glorified and Exalted is He. In this great place. As an honor for him (peace and blessings be upon him) and a miracle for him, because this is among the supernatural occurrences. A supernatural occurrence, if it occurs through the hand of a Prophet, it is a miracle.
And if it occurs through the hand. Of a wali from the awliya (close friends of Allah), it is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). And if it occurs through the hand of a Shaytan or a wali of Shaytan. Then it is an insult, an insult to him. And. It is among the supernatural occurrences of Shaytan, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
This questioner says: I hope you will stand with the beginning of Surat al-Isra in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُAnswer:
(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 الْعَالَمِينَExalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa, whose surroundings We have blessed, to show him of Our signs. Indeed, He is the Hearing, the Seeing.
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُAnd if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant
وَإِن كُنتُمْ فِي رَيْبٍ مِّمَّا نَزَّلْنَا عَلَىٰ عَبْدِنَاSo His saying "He took His servant" means Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). By night.
from al-Masjid al-Haram to al-Masjid al-Aqsa
مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَىThen he ascended with him, meaning he raised him to the sky. He raised him to the sky, to Sidrat al-Muntaha. He ended there and became in a place where the scraping of the pens is heard, the pens of the angels that write what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has decreed. So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, revealed to him. What He revealed. Of His speech, Glorified and Exalted is He. In this great place. As an honor for him (peace and blessings be upon him) and a miracle for him, because this is among the supernatural occurrences. A supernatural occurrence, if it occurs through the hand of a Prophet, it is a miracle.
And if it occurs through the hand. Of a wali from the awliya (close friends of Allah), it is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person). And if it occurs through the hand of a Shaytan or a wali of Shaytan. Then it is an insult, an insult to him. And. It is among the supernatural occurrences of Shaytan, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (174) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-03-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:54)
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