Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And I feared the successors after me”
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. Ali Muhammad Sa'id from Sudan inquired about[Maryam 19:5].
Answer:
He feared that this was because Zakariyya (peace be upon him), when children had not come to him, worried that there would be no one after him to carry out the duty of prophethood, the duty of teaching knowledge, and the duty of prophetic inheritance. He wanted someone to inherit, which is why he said[Maryam 19:6], meaning from knowledge. It is well known that the prophets (may Allah be pleased with them, and peace and blessings be upon the Prophet) do not leave behind wealth to be inherited, but rather knowledge is inherited from them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Riyad as-Salihin 1388 What Zakariyya (peace be upon him) feared was that he would have no descendants to carry out the duties of prophethood after him, the calling of the Children of Israel, and the spreading of knowledge among them. This is what he (peace be upon him) feared. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. Ali Muhammad Sa'id from Sudan inquired about
And indeed, I fear the successors after me
وَإِنِّي خِفْتُ الْمَوَالِيَ مِن وَرَائِيAnswer:
He feared that this was because Zakariyya (peace be upon him), when children had not come to him, worried that there would be no one after him to carry out the duty of prophethood, the duty of teaching knowledge, and the duty of prophetic inheritance. He wanted someone to inherit, which is why he said
Who will inherit me and inherit from the family of Jacob
يَرِثُنِي وَيَرِثُ مِنْ آلِ يَعْقُوبَWe, the prophets, do not leave inheritance, and we have left it as charity,
إنا معاشر الأنبياء لا نورث، وتركناه صدقة،who bequeath neither dinar nor dirham but only that of knowledge
وإن الأنبياء لم يورثوا دينارا ولا درهما، وإنما ورثوا العلم،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5893- تفسير قوله تعالى: وإني خفت الموالي من ورائي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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