Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you"
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The questioner:
This person sent this question asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Fatir 35:3]
The Shaykh:
This is an address from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to people in general, both the believers and the disbelievers:[Fatir 35:3] It is He who bestowed favors upon the servants, provided for them, and sustained them with health, well-being, wealth, and sons. It is Allah (Mighty and Majestic). These are favors from Allah. [An-Nahl 16:18]
The presenter:
They cannot be counted.
The Shaykh:
[Ibrahim 14:34] "Remember it" means remember it through gratitude; remember it through gratitude and acknowledgment of it. For the gratitude for a favor consists of three pillars: acknowledging it outwardly by speaking of it outwardly, and acknowledging it inwardly by directing it to its source and its bestower, who is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). These are the pillars of gratitude. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This person sent this question asking about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you. Is there any creator other than Allah who provides for you from the heaven and earth? There is no deity except Him, so how are you deluded?
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْ هَلْ مِنْ خَالِقٍ غَيْرُ اللَّهِ يَرْزُقُكُم مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَأَنَّىٰ تُؤْفَكُونَThe Shaykh:
This is an address from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to people in general, both the believers and the disbelievers:
O mankind, remember the favor of Allah upon you.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَتَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْكُمْAnd if you should count the favors of Allah
وَإِن تَعُدُّوا نِعْمَةَ اللَّهِThe presenter:
They cannot be counted.
The Shaykh:
Indeed, mankind is [generally] most unjust and ungrateful.
إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَظَلُومٌ كَفَّارٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (181) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-05-18] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (11:53)
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