The meaning of amanah in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We offered the amanah”
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The questioner:
Also, this questioner asks, saying: What is the concept of amanah (trust) in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:72]
The Shaykh:
The amanah (trust) referred to in this verse is the trust of the Shari'ah obligations. It encompasses the commands and prohibitions, and what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has legislated for the Muslims. It is a strong bond between the Muslims, one with the other, so that they do not leave any room for the corrupters and the talebearers who seek to cause division, or for the hypocrites who seek to sow discord among the Muslims and instill enmity between them. They do not leave them any room to intervene among the community of Muslims, who are brothers, who are one group, who are one nation.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And[Al-Anbya 21:92].
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Also, this questioner asks, saying: What is the concept of amanah (trust) in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, we offered the Trust to the heavens and the earth and the mountains, and they declined to bear it and feared it
إِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْأَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَأَبَيْنَ أَن يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَأَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَاThe Shaykh:
The amanah (trust) referred to in this verse is the trust of the Shari'ah obligations. It encompasses the commands and prohibitions, and what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has legislated for the Muslims. It is a strong bond between the Muslims, one with the other, so that they do not leave any room for the corrupters and the talebearers who seek to cause division, or for the hypocrites who seek to sow discord among the Muslims and instill enmity between them. They do not leave them any room to intervene among the community of Muslims, who are brothers, who are one group, who are one nation.
The presenter:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
And
Indeed this, your religion, is one religion, and I am your Lord, so worship Me.
إِنَّ هَٰذِهِ أُمَّتُكُمْ أُمَّةً وَاحِدَةً وَأَنَا رَبُّكُمْ فَاعْبُدُونِThe presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (186) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-30] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:45)
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