Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: The Hour has drawn near
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Abu Ibrahīm, asks: What is the meaning of the noble verse[An-Najm 53:57-60]?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The saying of Allah the Exalted[An-Najm 53:57] means that the Hour of Resurrection has drawn near. The standing up for the Hour has drawn near. He reminds His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He, of this so that they may prepare for it with righteous deeds. And He calls upon Allah for a good ending. [An-Najm 53:58].
Only Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, can remove distress, and no one but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is able to remove crises and hardships; there is no remover of them other than Allah. Then He said, Glorified is He: "Are you amazed at this discourse?" They are amazed at the Qur'an because of its eloquence, its style, and its content. You are amazed and you laugh, and you do not weep. This is contrary to proper conduct with the Qur'an. What is fitting for the Muslim when he hears the Qur'an is to be humble and to soften his heart, because it is the speech of the Lord of the worlds. It contains promise and warning, fear and threat. It is obligatory for the Muslim to humble his heart and his limbs in reverence for the speech of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.[Al-Hashr 59:21] It is obligatory for the one who hears the Qur'an to be humble and to revere the speech of the Lord of the worlds. What is fitting for him is to weep instead of laughing, because his laughter is evidence of his heedlessness and lack of concern for what he hears of this great Qur'an. [An-Najm 53:60-61]. Samud means wealth. Instead of listening to this Qur'an, they listen to wealth, and the like of that. Then He said: "So prostrate to Allah," because prostration is not for anyone but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Prostration of worship is not for anyone but Allah, Mighty and Majestic. As for prostration of greeting, it was prescribed in the past, but then Allah abrogated it. So it is not permissible to prostrate, neither prostration of worship nor prostration of recitation, except to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Abu Ibrahīm, asks: What is the meaning of the noble verse
(57) The Approaching Day has approached. (58) Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover. (59) Then at this statement do you wonder? (60) And you laugh and do not weep
أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The saying of Allah the Exalted
The Approaching Day has approached.
أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُOf it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌOnly Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, can remove distress, and no one but Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is able to remove crises and hardships; there is no remover of them other than Allah. Then He said, Glorified is He: "Are you amazed at this discourse?" They are amazed at the Qur'an because of its eloquence, its style, and its content. You are amazed and you laugh, and you do not weep. This is contrary to proper conduct with the Qur'an. What is fitting for the Muslim when he hears the Qur'an is to be humble and to soften his heart, because it is the speech of the Lord of the worlds. It contains promise and warning, fear and threat. It is obligatory for the Muslim to humble his heart and his limbs in reverence for the speech of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
If We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah.
لَوْ أَنزَلْنَا هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ عَلَىٰ جَبَلٍ لَّرَأَيْتَهُ خَاشِعًا مُّتَصَدِّعًا مِّنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ(60) And you laugh and do not weep (61) While you are proudly sporting?
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ وَأَنتُمْ سَامِدُونَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/112 — archive.org (0:52)
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