Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And seek in that which Allah has given you the home of the Hereafter”
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Question:
We begin this episode with this question from one of the brothers, who says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Qasas 28:77]?
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, these are directives from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
They are directives for the entire Ummah, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the role model for his Ummah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says to him:[Al-Qasas 28:77] meaning from the permissible things that Allah has made permissible for you from provision. This contains an encouragement to seek worldly life through the permissible means, so that one may be self-sufficient and not need people. [Al-Qasas 28:77] This contains praise of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for His goodness to the servant; that the servant should thank Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for that, and that he should be good to people as Allah has been good to him. [Al-Qasas 28:77] This is a prohibition for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) from corruption on earth, and that is through every disobedience to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, for disobedience is corruption on earth. So he must adhere to obedience to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. It is also a directive for the Ummah to do the same in their conduct with people. [Al-Qasas 28:77] Corruption on earth is through evil deeds and sins, for they are corruption on earth. [Al-A'raf 7:56] Do not corrupt it through sins after Allah has made it sound through obedience. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you
We begin this episode with this question from one of the brothers, who says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted
But seek, through that which Allah has given you, the home of the Hereafter; and [yet], do not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land. Indeed, Allah does not like corrupters."
وَابْتَغِ فِيمَا آتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الْآخِرَةَ وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, these are directives from Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).
They are directives for the entire Ummah, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the role model for his Ummah. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says to him:
do not forget your share of the world
وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَاdo not forget your share of the world. And do good as Allah has done good to you.
وَلَا تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَAnd desire not corruption in the land.
وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِAnd do good as Allah has done good to you. And desire not corruption in the land.
وَأَحْسِن كَمَا أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلَا تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِي الْأَرْضِAnd cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation
وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَاحِهَاThe presenter:
May Allah bless you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7509 — youtube.com (0:54)
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