Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Have We not expanded for you your chest?"
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Question:
This questioner, O Shaykh, says: Who is the one being addressed in Surat al-Inshirah in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Ash-Sharh 94:1-4]?
Answer:
The one addressed by this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, explains His favor upon him:[Ash-Sharh 94:1] that Allah expanded the chest of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to receive the revelation and act upon it, and to receive the Muslims and be patient with them. Allah expanded his chest and widened it for this.
[Az-Zumar 39:22]? This is among the virtues of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Why? [Ash-Sharh 94:1-3] Allah lightened the burden for His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and helped him with his duties toward the Ummah, which was a heavy load upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Allah helped him with that.
And We raised your mention, so Allah is not mentioned except that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned with Him, as in the adhan, the iqamah, and the tashahhud in the prayer, and in the sermons. Yes.
This questioner, O Shaykh, says: Who is the one being addressed in Surat al-Inshirah in the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
(1) Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast? (2) And We removed from you your burden (3) Which had weighed upon your back (4) And raised high for you your repute.
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَAnswer:
The one addressed by this is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). So Allah, Mighty and Majestic, explains His favor upon him:
Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast?
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَSo is one whose breast Allah has expanded to [accept] Islam and he is upon a light from his Lord
أَفَمَن شَرَحَ اللَّهُ صَدْرَهُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ نُورٍ مِّن رَّبِّهِ(1) Did We not expand for you, [O Muhammad], your breast? (2) And We removed from you your burden (3) Which had weighed upon your back
نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ وَوَضَعْنَا عَنكَ وِزْرَكَ الَّذِي أَنقَضَ ظَهْرَكَAnd We raised your mention, so Allah is not mentioned except that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is mentioned with Him, as in the adhan, the iqamah, and the tashahhud in the prayer, and in the sermons. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7476 — youtube.com (6:21)
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