Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “When the prayer is completed, disperse in the land”

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted , he says: I heard that the command “disperse” is for permissibility, not for obligation.

Answer:
It is for permissibility, for permissibility. The principle of jurisprudence is that a command, when it comes after a prohibition, is for permissibility. This is because Allah prohibited buying and selling before the Friday prayer, . This is a prohibition. Then He said, “disperse in the land.” This is a command of permissibility, and it indicates that seeking sustenance is required. It is required that you seek sustenance, . You do not sit and stay put saying, “I rely on divine decree and destiny; if Allah wills, He has written for me sustenance that will come.” It does not come except by doing the cause. The birds, my brother, do not sit in their nests and have sustenance descend upon them while they are in their nests. Although they are birds, the innate disposition in them dictates that sustenance does not come to them while they are in their nests until they search for it and seek it. This is part of seeking sustenance. Yes. Yes.