Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Who has raised us from our resting place"
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ya-Sin 36:52]?
Answer:
[Ya-Sin 36:52], why did they call it a resting place, when the grave is either a garden of Paradise or a pit of Hellfire? It is called a resting place because of his staying in it and his being buried in it; it resembles a sleeping place, whether he is in bliss or in torment. So it is a resting place of bliss or a resting place of torment, may Allah protect us from that. They will regret and ask a question of complete absorption, saying: [Ya-Sin 36:52]? And they will be answered: [Ya-Sin 36:52].
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
They will say, "O woe to us! Who has raised us up from our sleeping place?" [The reply will be], "This
قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا مَن بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَا هَٰذَاAnswer:
This is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."
هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَWho has raised us up from our sleeping place?
مَن بَعَثَنَا مِن مَّرْقَدِنَاThis is what the Most Merciful had promised, and the messengers told the truth."
هَٰذَا مَا وَعَدَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ وَصَدَقَ الْمُرْسَلُونَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/029 — archive.org (14:45)
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