The Meaning of Revelation and Its Passing Through the Hearts
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that revelation passes through the hearts. He asks: What is meant by revelation? And does it actually pass through every person?
Answer:
Revelation is what Allah sent down to His Messenger in the form of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The Qur'an and the Sunnah are the revelation. It passes through every person who hears it. A person hears what he is not deaf to; he hears the Qur'an and hears the Sunnah, and he sees and perceives. However, the discussion is about benefiting from the revelation. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: You mentioned (may Allah preserve you) that revelation passes through the hearts. He asks: What is meant by revelation? And does it actually pass through every person?
Answer:
Revelation is what Allah sent down to His Messenger in the form of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. The Qur'an and the Sunnah are the revelation. It passes through every person who hears it. A person hears what he is not deaf to; he hears the Qur'an and hears the Sunnah, and he sees and perceives. However, the discussion is about benefiting from the revelation. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الرابع في أن حياة القلب وإشراقه مادة كل خير فيه — islamhouse.com (52:06)
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