Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “They had the gardens of al-Firdaus”
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Question:
He says: What is the meaning of the noble verse in the saying of the Exalted, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan[Al-Kahf 18:107]
Answer:
Its meaning is clear: Allah, Exalted and Majestic, will settle them in the gardens of al-Firdaus because they believed and did righteous deeds, so Allah rewarded them by settling them in al-Firdaus. Yes.
He says: What is the meaning of the noble verse in the saying of the Exalted, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - they will have the Gardens of Paradise as a lodging,
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ الْفِرْدَوْسِ نُزُلًاAnswer:
Its meaning is clear: Allah, Exalted and Majestic, will settle them in the gardens of al-Firdaus because they believed and did righteous deeds, so Allah rewarded them by settling them in al-Firdaus.
If you ask Allah, ask Him for al-Firdaus al-A'la (the highest al-Firdaus), for it is the highest part of Paradise, the middle of Paradise, and its ceiling is the Throne of the Most Merciful.
إذا سألتم الله فاسألوه الفردوس الأعلى فإنه أعلى الجنة ووسط الجنة وسقفه عرش الرحمن.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/276 — archive.org (7:46)
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