Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And my advice will not benefit you if I intend to advise you, if Allah intends to..."
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This person is asking for an interpretation of the verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98], [Hud 11:34].
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.[Hud 11:34] If Allah has decreed misguidance for them, then advice will not benefit them. And Allah only decrees this for them because of their disbelief, their stubbornness, and their refusal to accept the truth. For if a servant persists in disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) and does not accept the truth, then Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, seals his heart. [As-Saf 61:5] the wrongdoers. Look, He does not guide the people who are wrongdoers because of their wrongdoing. So Allah punishes them for that. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This person is asking for an interpretation of the verse in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِAnd my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you
وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions.
And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - If Allah should intend to put you in error. He is your Lord, and to Him you will be returned."
وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْ هُوَ رَبُّكُمْ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَAnd when they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate. And Allah does not guide the
فَلَمَّا زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/233 — archive.org (0:52)
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