The Meaning of Advising One Another to Truth and Patience in Surat al-Asr
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Question:
He asks and says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-'Asr 103:1-3] how is the advising in this done?
Answer:
Enjoining good and forbidding evil; this is the advising to uphold the truth. And the advising to be patient in holding fast to the truth, because not everyone who knows the truth and follows it is patient with it. Rather, perhaps laziness or greed or something else overtakes him, so he is patient with it. He is patient with the hardship in obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He asks and says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
(1) By time, (2) Indeed, mankind is in loss, (3) Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِAnswer:
Enjoining good and forbidding evil; this is the advising to uphold the truth. And the advising to be patient in holding fast to the truth, because not everyone who knows the truth and follows it is patient with it. Rather, perhaps laziness or greed or something else overtakes him, so he is patient with it. He is patient with the hardship in obeying Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (182) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:04)
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