Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Say: Indeed, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding His saying[Al-An'am 6:162], he asks: What is the interpretation of this verse?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: Regarding the saying of the Exalted[Al-An'am 6:162], he asks: What is the interpretation of this verse?
The Shaykh:
Prayer is well known. Prayer is well known, and it also includes supplication. "My sacrifice" means my slaughtered animal that is slaughtered as an offering to Allah the Exalted, such as the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah. Yes.
The questioner:
And my living.
The Shaykh:
And my dying means that all my states are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding His saying
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: Regarding the saying of the Exalted
Say, "Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.
قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَThe Shaykh:
Prayer is well known. Prayer is well known, and it also includes supplication. "My sacrifice" means my slaughtered animal that is slaughtered as an offering to Allah the Exalted, such as the 'Id sacrifice or the 'aqiqah. Yes.
The questioner:
And my living.
The Shaykh:
And my dying means that all my states are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب الإيلاء — islamhouse.com (1:04:17)
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