Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We have certainly honored the children of Adam”
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We begin this session with the exegesis of a blessed verse in Surat al-Isra. This verse is in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.[Al-Isra 17:70]
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In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this verse, which is the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Isra 17:70], [Al-Isra 17:70]. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentions His favor upon the children of Adam. And that Allah distinguished them from the rest of creation. He gave them intellects and the ability to think. And He raised their rank above the rest of creation, in order to prepare them for His worship, Glorified and Exalted is He. For Allah the Exalted created them for His worship and subjected these beings to them. So He said, Glorified and Exalted is He: [Adh-Dhariyat 51:56-58].
And here He says:[Al-Isra 17:70] Because of what Allah distinguished them with, namely intellects, and what He distinguished them with, namely the beauty of their creation and bodies. [Al-Balad 90:4]. Indeed, [At-Tin 95:4]. And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, honored them by sending prophets and messengers from among them. He sent His messengers to them and sent down His books to them, to continue their honor in the Hereafter. Whoever among them obeys Allah and stands firm upon His religion, then his honor is continuous.
[Al-Isra 17:70] Regarding what He subjected to them, namely land, sea, and air vessels, [Al-Isra 17:70] From the lawful and from the delights, namely foods and drinks that nourish their bodies in the best way and help them in the worship of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. [Al-Isra 17:70]. And We have preferred them. This is a generalization from Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, after He had detailed some of the details, He summarized their honor. [Al-Isra 17:70] From the created beings, with a preference, a confirmed preference, a confirming source for “We have preferred them.” So this is a reminder from Allah to the children of Adam to worship Him and thank Him for these blessings and this distinction by which He distinguished them, as He said in the other verse: [At-Tin 95:4-6] [At-Tin 95:6].
So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, distinguished the children of Adam with distinctions that were not in the rest of creation, because He wants from them a great mission, which is that they worship Him, and that they establish justice on His earth, and that they be successors on this earth, establishing justice therein according to what Allah sent down in His books and sent with His messengers. So their mission is great. And this honor and this preference must have a price and a counterpart, which is to thank Allah for it by doing what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has made obligatory upon them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We begin this session with the exegesis of a blessed verse in Surat al-Isra. This verse is in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًاAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. In this verse, which is the saying of Allah the Exalted
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land and sea
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِand provided for them of the good things and preferred them over much of what We have created, with [definite] preference.
وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِ وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا تَفْضِيلًا(56) And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (57) I do not want from them any provision, nor do I want them to feed Me. (58) Indeed, it is Allah who is the [continual] Provider, the firm possessor of strength.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ مَا أُرِيدُ مِنْهُم مِّن رِّزْقٍ وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَن يُطْعِمُونِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الرَّزَّاقُ ذُو الْقُوَّةِ الْمَتِينُAnd here He says:
And We have certainly honored the children of Adam
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَWe have certainly created man into hardship.
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍcreated man in the best of stature;
خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍAnd We have certainly honored the children of Adam and carried them on the land
وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّcarried them on the land and sea and provided for them of the good things
وَحَمَلْنَاهُمْ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِprovided for them of the good things
وَرَزَقْنَاهُم مِّنَ الطَّيِّبَاتِpreferred them over much of what We have created
وَفَضَّلْنَاهُمْ عَلَىٰ كَثِيرٍ مِّمَّنْ خَلَقْنَا(4) We have certainly created man in the best of stature; (5) Then We return him to the lowest of the low, (6) Except for those who believe
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَاهُ أَسْفَلَ سَافِلِينَ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواand do righteous deeds, for they will have a reward uninterrupted.
وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَلَهُمْ أَجْرٌ غَيْرُ مَمْنُونٍSo Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, distinguished the children of Adam with distinctions that were not in the rest of creation, because He wants from them a great mission, which is that they worship Him, and that they establish justice on His earth, and that they be successors on this earth, establishing justice therein according to what Allah sent down in His books and sent with His messengers. So their mission is great. And this honor and this preference must have a price and a counterpart, which is to thank Allah for it by doing what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has made obligatory upon them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (078) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1436-02-11] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:49)
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