Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion"

Question:
Abu 'Abd al-Karim from Riyadh says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ?

Answer:
This is praise of Allah, Exalted and Majestic, Blessed and Exalted. "Blessed" means He is Exalted and Glorified. Blessing is attained through His remembrance and sought from Him. "Blessed is He in whose hand is dominion." He is the Absolute King, and the kings other than Him have limited dominion, which is also a loan that will be transferred from them to others. The Absolute King is Allah, Exalted and Majestic, whose dominion does not cease, Glorified and Exalted is He. As for the kings of the kings of this world, their dominion is temporary; it is a gift from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and He is able to remove it from them, either by death or by allowing someone to overcome them and remove their dominion. The death that is non-existence before conception is called death. Likewise, the death after the soul is breathed into the human being, which is the soul leaving his body, is called death. And before he is created, this is also called death. So he is between two deaths. Thus, Allah created death and life for a wisdom, which is to test the servants as to who is best in deed. Best in deed, not who is most in deed, for the criterion is goodness, not quantity. And a deed is not good except with two conditions. The first condition is that it be sincere for the face of Allah, containing no shirk (associating partners with Allah), no riya' (showing off), and no seeking of reputation. The second condition is that it be correct according to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), containing no bid'ah (religious innovations) or newly invented matters. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.