Shaking the Palm Tree in the Story of Mary (peace be upon her)
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Question:
The brother questioner who sent his questions in a written document typed on the computer; we are presenting some of his questions in this episode and the rest in the next episode. In his first question, he says: In the story of Mary (peace be upon her), when Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded her to shake the palm tree[Maryam 19:25], is this a matter of taking the means, or did Mary’s (peace be upon her) reliance on Allah fall short, so Allah commanded her to shake it and did not drop the fruit directly for her? Or is this statement not permissible regarding her?
Answer:
Allah commanded her to shake the palm tree, and this is an act of taking a permissible means. Taking permissible means is commanded, and it does not contradict reliance on Allah the Glorious and Exalted. One takes the beneficial means and relies on Allah for the outcome. Yes.
The brother questioner who sent his questions in a written document typed on the computer; we are presenting some of his questions in this episode and the rest in the next episode. In his first question, he says: In the story of Mary (peace be upon her), when Allah the Exalted and Majestic commanded her to shake the palm tree
And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree
وَهُزِّي إِلَيْكِ بِجِذْعِ النَّخْلَةِAnswer:
Allah commanded her to shake the palm tree, and this is an act of taking a permissible means. Taking permissible means is commanded, and it does not contradict reliance on Allah the Glorious and Exalted. One takes the beneficial means and relies on Allah for the outcome. Yes.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/209 — archive.org (9:51)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.