The Concept of Clinging to Allah and the Interpretation of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: And all of you, hold firmly to the rope of Allah
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The questioner:
We begin this episode, may Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, with what one of the brothers, Muhammad from Riyadh, sent. He says that the unity of the Ummah (the Muslim community) upon its religion and the establishment of its rites is a cause for the attainment of many benefits and great fruits. He says, and among that is the saying of Allah the Glorious and Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:101] What is the concept of clinging to Allah the Glorious and Exalted? So that the Ummah achieves unity upon the religion of Allah the Glorious and Exalted.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2], and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and all his Companions. About apostasy, O Shaykh?
The presenter:
Yes, if Allah wills. Apostasy, O Sultan. Well, please, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Glorious and Exalted said, other than apostasy, nothing is right.
The presenter:
And now, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I do not know about that now. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:103] Hold fast to the rope of Allah. The rope of Allah is the Qur'an. It was also said that it is the Messenger, and it was also said that it is Islam; all of these are correct. Hold fast to the rope of Allah, cling to the rope of Allah all together. Is it that some hold fast to the rope of Allah while others do not hold fast to the rope of Allah, but rather hold fast to something else? No, the entire Ummah (Muslim community) must hold fast to the rope of Allah, which is the Qur'an, all together, and do not divide. This is an emphasis on the word "all together." And remember [Ali 'Imran 3:103] This was in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (Jahiliyyah) when they were at war with one another. Every tribe would attack the other tribe. Every tribe considered itself an independent state. No authority or book united them; rather, they lived by the customs of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. [Ali 'Imran 3:103] When Islam came, Allah united the hearts of the believers through it, so they became loving brothers, one group. They gained prestige and strength, and Islam spread to the east and west of the earth at their hands, as callers to Allah and as those striving in His path. This is the greatest blessing that Allah bestowed upon the people of the earth in general, and upon the Muslims in particular. So it is obligatory to preserve this blessing and cling to it. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Ibrahim 14:7] [Ibrahim 14:7] So this is a great blessing: the sending of this Messenger, the revelation of this Book, the unity of the word, and generations of Muslims succeeding one another growing up upon it, starting with the Companions, then the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), then the blessed centuries and those who came after them. And this Qur'an remains fresh and green as it was revealed to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), preserved by the preservation of Allah, who said: [Al-Hijr 15:9] This is from the mercy and blessing of Allah upon us and upon the Muslims, and indeed upon the people of the earth in general. He brought us under the shade of this religion and the mercy of this religion. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, bestowed this religion upon the people of the earth. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Anbya 21:107] We ask Allah to support His religion and elevate His word, and to cause His enemies to fail. Yes.
The presenter:
O Allah, amen. And may Allah bless you as well.
We begin this episode, may Allah bless you, Your Eminence the Shaykh, with what one of the brothers, Muhammad from Riyadh, sent. He says that the unity of the Ummah (the Muslim community) upon its religion and the establishment of its rites is a cause for the attainment of many benefits and great fruits. He says, and among that is the saying of Allah the Glorious and Exalted:
And whoever holds firmly to Allah has [indeed] been guided to a straight path.
وَمَن يَعْتَصِم بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ هُدِيَ إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍThe Shaykh:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe presenter:
Yes, if Allah wills. Apostasy, O Sultan. Well, please, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Allah the Glorious and Exalted said, other than apostasy, nothing is right.
The presenter:
And now, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I do not know about that now. In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And prayers and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Allah the Exalted said:
And hold firmly to the rope of Allah all together and do not become divided
وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواwhen you were enemies
إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءًAnd remember the favor of Allah upon you - when you were enemies and He brought your hearts together
وَاذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ كُنتُمْ أَعْدَاءً فَأَلَّفَ بَيْنَ قُلُوبِكُمْAnd [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكُمْ لَئِن شَكَرْتُمْ لَأَزِيدَنَّكُمْbut if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.' "
وَلَئِن كَفَرْتُمْ إِنَّ عَذَابِي لَشَدِيدٌIndeed, it is We who sent down the Qur'an and indeed, We will be its guardian.
إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْرَ وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَAnd We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy to the worlds.
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَاكَ إِلَّا رَحْمَةً لِّلْعَالَمِينَThe presenter:
O Allah, amen. And may Allah bless you as well.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/131 — archive.org (1:14)
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