Combining the verse inquiring about blessings, the permissibility of adornment, and the hadith on displaying the effects of blessings
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Question:
He says: How do I also reconcile, Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve you), between His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He,[At-Takathur 102:8] and His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He, [Al-A'raf 7:32], as well as the hadith Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2819Sahih (Darussalam).
Answer:
Yes, if one uses Allah’s blessing in permissible matters and employs it to assist in acts of obedience, that is a good thing. However, if one employs it to assist in sin, that is what is forbidden, and one will be questioned about it on the Day of Resurrection. Likewise, one will be questioned about giving thanks for blessings, for giving thanks for blessings is obligatory.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
He says: How do I also reconcile, Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve you), between His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He,
Then you will surely be asked that Day about pleasure.
ثُمَّ لَتُسْأَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ النَّعِيمِSay, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believe during the worldly life
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ قُلْ هِيَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَاIndeed Allah loves to see the results of his favors upon His Slaves.
إن الله يحب أن يرى أثر نعمته على عبدهAnswer:
Yes, if one uses Allah’s blessing in permissible matters and employs it to assist in acts of obedience, that is a good thing. However, if one employs it to assist in sin, that is what is forbidden, and one will be questioned about it on the Day of Resurrection. Likewise, one will be questioned about giving thanks for blessings, for giving thanks for blessings is obligatory.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/137 — archive.org (11:43)
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