Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "O you who have believed, fear Allah and let every soul consider what it has put forth for tomorrow"
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The questioner:
This questioner says: I hope our father, Your Eminence, will address the blessed verses in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed.[Al-Hashr 59:18]
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions. In this noble verse, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, calls upon His believing servants. He says:[Al-Hadid 57:28] He commands them to fear Him. Taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) means placing a protection between you and what you fear, one that protects you from it. And the fear of Allah is achieved through obedience to Him. Nothing protects from the punishment of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, except the obedience of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, by fulfilling His commands and avoiding His prohibitions. [Al-Hashr 59:18] The Glorified and Exalted One commands us to look at our deeds, which we present for our Hereafter: are they righteous deeds, pure for the face of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, or are they otherwise?
So no deed benefits with Allah except that in which two conditions are present: sincerity to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So we look at our deeds: are they in accordance with this methodology? Then we proceed with them. Or are they contrary to it? Then we repent to Allah and return to Him and to His obedience. You look[Al-Hashr 59:18] meaning for the Day of Resurrection. He called it "tomorrow" to make its occurrence certain and its nearness clear, so it is near. Everything that is coming is near, and everything that has passed is far.
You look[Al-Hashr 59:18] at the deeds. So whatever is righteous, you provision yourself with it, and whatever is not righteous, you repent to Allah and return to Him and replace it with a righteous deed. This is the provision for the Hereafter: the righteous deed. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:197] Yes.
The questioner:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8].
The Shaykh:
Yes, fear Allah, meaning place a barrier between yourselves and His anger that protects you.[Al-Hashr 59:18] He repeated the word "taqwa" (fear of Allah) for her, using her kunya (nickname). [Al-Hashr 59:18] He, (Exalted and Majestic is He), knows our deeds and knows whether they are sincere for His sake, whether they are good and sincere for His sake, or otherwise. He does not accept anything except what is good and pure for His sake, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
This questioner says: I hope our father, Your Eminence, will address the blessed verses in the saying of the Truth, Blessed and Exalted is He. I seek refuge in Allah from Satan the accursed.
O you who have believed, fear Allah. And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow - and fear Allah. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَThe Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions. In this noble verse, Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, calls upon His believing servants. He says:
O you who have believed, fear Allah
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَAnd let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow
وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍSo no deed benefits with Allah except that in which two conditions are present: sincerity to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So we look at our deeds: are they in accordance with this methodology? Then we proceed with them. Or are they contrary to it? Then we repent to Allah and return to Him and to His obedience. You look
every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow
نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍYou look
every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow
نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍAnd take provisions, but indeed, the best provision is fear of Allah.
وَتَزَوَّدُوا فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ الزَّادِ التَّقْوَىٰThe questioner:
And fear Allah; indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَThe Shaykh:
Yes, fear Allah, meaning place a barrier between yourselves and His anger that protects you.
And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow - and fear Allah.
وَلْتَنظُرْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ لِغَدٍ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَIndeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ خَبِيرٌ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (189) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-08-20] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (0:51)
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