Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And He found you lost, so He guided you. And He found you in need, so He enriched you.”

Question:
The questioner, Muhammad, says: Honorable Shaykh, the meaning of the verse in Surat al-Duha is unclear to me, in the saying of the Blessed and Exalted is He: .

Answer:
“Lost” means you did not know anything. . This was before the revelation, before the mission. So the meaning of “lost” is that you did not know anything before Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, taught you. And “He found you in need” means He found you poor. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was poor; he grew up an orphan under the care of his grandfather, then under the care of his uncle. He grew up an orphan and poor, an orphan of both parents (peace and blessings be upon him). He was poor and used to tend the sheep of the people of Makkah for a fee they paid him. Yes.