How a Muslim Preserves Himself and How Allah Preserves Him
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Question:
With Allah’s blessing, we begin this episode with this question sent by our brother Muhammad from Tabuk. He asks: How does a Muslim preserve himself, or how does a Muslim keep himself safe, so that Allah preserves him? This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Answer:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2]. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, the hadith is valid. This is from the advice of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to Abdullah ibn Abbas. He was a young boy. He said: Bulugh al-Maram 16:36 to the end of the hadith. The meaning of “fear Allah” is to preserve the rights of Allah, His commands, and His prohibitions by obeying Him, the Exalted, and obeying His Messenger. So, the intended meaning of “fearing Allah” is preserving this religion. The reward is that Allah will protect you from what you dislike. If you preserve your religion and preserve the rights of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, then Allah will protect you from what you dislike, because the reward is of the same kind as the deed.
Likewise, if you draw near to Allah in times of ease, Allah will recognize you in times of hardship. If you make yourself known to Allah in a state of ease by obeying Him, the Exalted, turning to Him, and seeking Him, then when you fall into hardship, Allah will rescue you from it. This is a reward of the same kind as the deed. So the believer must not limit his worship of Allah to times of hardship. Then, when ease comes, he forgets Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and becomes arrogant and ungrateful. This is not permissible. This is the action of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The action of the polytheists. Those who[Luqman 31:32] when they associate partners with Allah.
As for the Muslim, he is always with Allah in his hardship and his ease, in his prosperity and his adversity, in his presence among people and his absence from them. He is always with Allah, the Exalted. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1987Hasan (Darussalam) So, the believer fears his Lord wherever he is, in any place, whether openly or secretly, or in seclusion from people. He is always with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
With Allah’s blessing, we begin this episode with this question sent by our brother Muhammad from Tabuk. He asks: How does a Muslim preserve himself, or how does a Muslim keep himself safe, so that Allah preserves him? This is based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Fear Allah and He will protect you. Fear Allah in times of ease and you will find Him in times of hardship.
احفظ الله يحفظك، احفظ الله في الرخاء تجده في الشدة.Answer:
the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَIf you guard Allah, He will guard you.
احفظ الله يحفظك.O lad, be mindful of Allah and He will protect you
يا غلام احفظ الله يحفظكLikewise, if you draw near to Allah in times of ease, Allah will recognize you in times of hardship. If you make yourself known to Allah in a state of ease by obeying Him, the Exalted, turning to Him, and seeking Him, then when you fall into hardship, Allah will rescue you from it. This is a reward of the same kind as the deed. So the believer must not limit his worship of Allah to times of hardship. Then, when ease comes, he forgets Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and becomes arrogant and ungrateful. This is not permissible. This is the action of the people of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. The action of the polytheists. Those who
And when waves come over them like canopies, they supplicate Allah, sincere to Him in religion. But when He delivers them to the land
وَإِذَا غَشِيَهُم مَّوْجٌ كَالظُّلَلِ دَعَوُا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ فَلَمَّا نَجَّاهُمْ إِلَى الْبَرِّAs for the Muslim, he is always with Allah in his hardship and his ease, in his prosperity and his adversity, in his presence among people and his absence from them. He is always with Allah, the Exalted. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Have Taqwa of Allah wherever you are
اتق الله حيثما كنتThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/225 — archive.org (0:56)
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