Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Exalted is Allah for what is in the heavens and the earth," and the meaning of "the First and the Last"
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The questioner:
This person is asking, may Allah bless you, also about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:1-3]
The Shaykh:
"Subhan Allah" means to declare Allah free of imperfections, for tasbih is the act of declaring Him free of defects. We declare Allah free of deficiencies and flaws, and free of shirk (associating partners with Allah). And free of bid'ah (religious innovations) and newly invented matters in the religion. None of this brings one closer to Allah. Allah is declared free of all of this. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said in the Qudsi Hadith:Sahih Muslim 2985. And in another wording: Yes.
The questioner:
And what is meant by[Al-Hadid 57:3] and knowledge?
The Shaykh:
The One who has no one before Him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained this in his saying:Sahih Muslim 2713a. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good,
This person is asking, may Allah bless you, also about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(1) Whatever is in the heavens and earth exalts Allah, and He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise. (2) His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life and causes death, and He is over all things competent. (3) He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, and He is, of all things, Knowing.
سَبَّحَ لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌThe Shaykh:
"Subhan Allah" means to declare Allah free of imperfections, for tasbih is the act of declaring Him free of defects. We declare Allah free of deficiencies and flaws, and free of shirk (associating partners with Allah). And free of bid'ah (religious innovations) and newly invented matters in the religion. None of this brings one closer to Allah. Allah is declared free of all of this. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said in the Qudsi Hadith:
I am the One, One Who does not stand in need of a partner. If anyone does anything in which he associates anyone else with Me, I shall abandon him with one whom he associates with Allah.
انا اغنى الشركاء عن الشرك. من عمل عملا اشرك معي فيه غيري فهو تركته وشركهand it is for the one who associated [partners with Me]
وهو للذي اشركhis and his shirk (associating partners with Allah), and for the one who associated [partners with Me] and I am innocent of him.
تركته وشركه وللذي أشرك وأنا منه بريء.The questioner:
And what is meant by
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُThe Shaykh:
The One who has no one before Him. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) explained this in his saying:
O Allah, Thou art the First, there is naught before Thee, and Thou art the Last and there is naught after Thee, and Thou art Evident and there is nothing above Thee, and Thou art Innermost and there is nothing beyond Thee.
اللهم أنت الأول فليس قبلك شيء، وأنت الآخر فليس بعدك شيء، وأنت الظاهر فليس فوقك شيء، وأنت الباطن فليس دونك شيءThe presenter:
May Allah reward you and reward you with good,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (206) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-03] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:53)
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