Tafsir of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “O you who believe, fear Allah only yourselves”
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Question:
We also conclude this session with a noble verse about which the honorable sister inquires:[Al-Ma'idah 5:105]
Answer:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:105] The verse came regarding enjoining good and forbidding evil, and that it is incumbent upon a person to enjoin good and forbid evil. He starts with himself—"O you who believe, take care of yourselves"—he starts with himself. He does not say, "Everyone is doing this," or "Everyone has fallen into it," and then be lenient in sin. Does he not first hold himself accountable, then advise others, enjoin good, and forbid evil? The verse does not mean that a person should attend to himself and leave the evil among people and leave off giving advice. That is a wrong understanding.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
We also conclude this session with a noble verse about which the honorable sister inquires:
O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْAnswer:
Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided
لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and may Allah bless you and your knowledge, and may He benefit Islam and the Muslims through you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/237 — archive.org (17:17)
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