Exegesis of the Verse of the Throne
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I hope you will explain the verses in Surat al-Baqarah, specifically the Verse of the Throne[Al-Baqarah 2:255].
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This verse is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah the Exalted; it is the Verse of the Throne. It is prescribed for the Muslim to recite it when he goes to sleep, for no Shaytan will approach him, and a protector from Allah will remain with him until he wakes up. This is because Allah has combined in His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He, both negation and affirmation: negating any defects from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and affirming for Him, Blessed and Exalted is He, the attributes of perfection. So it is a great verse. Yes.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I hope you will explain the verses in Surat al-Baqarah, specifically the Verse of the Throne
Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep.
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. This verse is the greatest verse in the Book of Allah the Exalted; it is the Verse of the Throne. It is prescribed for the Muslim to recite it when he goes to sleep, for no Shaytan will approach him, and a protector from Allah will remain with him until he wakes up. This is because Allah has combined in His attributes, Glorified and Exalted is He, both negation and affirmation: negating any defects from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and affirming for Him, Blessed and Exalted is He, the attributes of perfection. So it is a great verse. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/223 — archive.org (0:51)
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