Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Do they feel secure from the scheme of Allah?"
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Question:
Shaykh, he says: What is the meaning of the verse[Al-A'raf 7:99]?
Answer:
Al-makr is al-istidraj (gradual drawing in), and Allah draws in the sinners and transgressors if they do not repent. He showers them with blessings so they think that Allah is pleased with them. It is part of His wisdom that He gives them blessings so that they may increase in sins and evil deeds, and they are deluded, so He takes them by surprise and while they are heedless. Yes.
Shaykh, he says: What is the meaning of the verse
Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.
أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَAnswer:
Al-makr is al-istidraj (gradual drawing in), and Allah draws in the sinners and transgressors if they do not repent. He showers them with blessings so they think that Allah is pleased with them. It is part of His wisdom that He gives them blessings so that they may increase in sins and evil deeds, and they are deluded, so He takes them by surprise and while they are heedless. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/089 — archive.org (9:26)
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