The Meaning of the Middle Nation and the Criterion of Moderation
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Question:
In his second question, he asks about the meaning of a noble verse, in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Baqarah 2:143] And what is the criterion for the middle path?
Answer:
The middle nation is the just, chosen ones. Allah has made this nation just because it will testify on the Day of Resurrection that their messengers conveyed the message to them, and justice is a condition for a witness. Allah has made this nation just, and its Messenger testifies to that for it. The Messenger will be a witness over you; this is what is meant by the verse. As for moderation in methodology, it means that the Muslim is between extremism and strictness in his religion, and between leniency and negligence. There is no excess and no deficiency; he is moderate in his religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
In his second question, he asks about the meaning of a noble verse, in which He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And thus we have made you a just community
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًاAnswer:
The middle nation is the just, chosen ones. Allah has made this nation just because it will testify on the Day of Resurrection that their messengers conveyed the message to them, and justice is a condition for a witness. Allah has made this nation just, and its Messenger testifies to that for it. The Messenger will be a witness over you; this is what is meant by the verse. As for moderation in methodology, it means that the Muslim is between extremism and strictness in his religion, and between leniency and negligence. There is no excess and no deficiency; he is moderate in his religion. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/266 — archive.org (3:56)
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