Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if you reveal what is in your hearts”
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This person is asking about the noble verse at the end of Surat al-Baqarah, where He, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: I seek refuge[An-Nahl 16:98] [Al-Baqarah 2:284].
Answer:
Yes, when this verse was revealed, it was distressing for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). They came and knelt on their knees before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because Allah said[Al-Baqarah 2:284], and they feared this verse, thinking that if they would be held accountable for the whispers of the hearts, the matter would be difficult. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to them: Do you want to say As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 62:1 ? Say, “We hear and we obey.” They said, “We hear and we obey.” When they said, “We hear and we obey,” and did not object, Allah abrogated that by His saying [Al-Baqarah 2:286]. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This person is asking about the noble verse at the end of Surat al-Baqarah, where He, Blessed and Exalted is He, says: I seek refuge
in Allah from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِTo Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it
لِّلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُAnswer:
Yes, when this verse was revealed, it was distressing for the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them). They came and knelt on their knees before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), because Allah said
Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it
وَإِن تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُم بِهِ اللَّهُAs the Children of Israel said to Moses: “Go, you and your Lord”
كما قال بنو إسرائيل لموسى اذهب أنت وربك“Fight, you and your Lord, and sit here”
فقاتلا إن هاهنا قاعدونAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/127 — archive.org (1:58)
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