Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And thus We have made you a middle nation"
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Abu Ibrahīm, says: I hope you will stand with this verse and what is derived from it in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] [Al-Baqarah 2:143].
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:143] meaning just and excellent [Al-Baqarah 2:143] refers to the Day of Resurrection, because their messengers conveyed to them the messages of their Lord. For on the Day of Resurrection, they will deny Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), so He will call this Ummah to testify against them, and they will testify that their messengers had conveyed to them the messages of their Lord. And the Messenger will be a witness over this Ummah, testifying to its justice and the validity of its testimony. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner, Abu Ibrahīm, says: I hope you will stand with this verse and what is derived from it in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِAnd thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. His saying, the Exalted:
And thus we have made you a just community
وَكَذَٰلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًاthat you will be witnesses over the people
لِّتَكُونُوا شُهَدَاءَ عَلَى النَّاسِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/114 — archive.org (0:51)
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