The Meaning of His Saying: “And I Am Upon Your Covenant and Your Promise As Long As I Am Able”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the hadith, “And I am upon your covenant and your promise as long as I am able”?
Answer:
Yes, it is upon the covenant of Allah, where He covenanted with His servants to worship Him[Ya-Sin 36:60-61]. The covenant between the servant and his Lord is that he should not worship anyone but Him and should not seek help from anyone but Him, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Fatihah: [Al-Fatihah 1:5]. This is the covenant between the servant and his Lord: not to worship anyone but Him and not to seek help from anyone but Him. And the promise is the true promise of Allah. Allah promised that He will reward the one who fulfills his covenant with Allah with the best reward and the finest reward, and Allah does not break His promise, (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the meaning of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying in the hadith, “And I am upon your covenant and your promise as long as I am able”?
Answer:
Yes, it is upon the covenant of Allah, where He covenanted with His servants to worship Him
(60) Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy - (61) And that you worship [only] Me? This
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي هَٰذَاIt is You we worship and You we ask for help.
إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 24 — archive.org (54:24)
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