Exegesis of the supplication: O Allah, there is no one who can prevent what You have given
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Question:
What is the meaning ofSahih al-Bukhari 6615?
Answer:
This means that Allah has favored him with it. The meaning of "O Allah, there is no one who can withhold what You have given" is that whatever Allah has decreed will happen to him, and whatever He has recorded in His prior knowledge will happen to him, no one can prevent it, and no one is able to prevent it. So if Allah decrees that a child will be born to you, or that you will marry so-and-so, or that you will obtain a position or a residence, no one can turn that back. What Allah has decreed, Glorified and Exalted is He, no one can turn back. And this is the meaning of His saying, Mighty and Majestic:[Fatir 35:2] the man [Fatir 35:2] for it.
As for His saying, Exalted and Majestic is He, "and there is no one who can send what He has withheld," its meaning is that whatever Allah has withheld and not decreed for you, no one is able to bring it to you. So if Allah has decreed that a child will be born to you, no one can deprive you of a child, or that you will bear a child from him. And if Allah has decreed for you that you will die in Makkah or in al-Madinah, no one can do otherwise. And if Allah decrees for you that you will be wealthy, no one can prevent you from being generous with it.
And this is the meaning of His saying, Mighty and Majestic:[Fatir 35:2] the gate, the eye means the hadith, no one can hold it except one [Fatir 35:2], [Fatir 35:2] the gate. As for His saying, "And wealth and fortune and stinginess do not benefit you from Him," it means that his wealth, money, and positions do not benefit him; his wealth does not benefit him with comfort or ease, so it does not make him independent of Allah in that matter. His effort, wealth, and positions mean that no one can make him independent of Allah in place of Him. So what Allah intends for him is effective, and no one can inform you of it from you, as a substitute for you, and also from you, and also from you, effort, meaning that it makes him independent of Allah, his love, and his wealth, and his status. Rather, he is poor to Allah in everything, no matter how much wealth, wealth, fortune, and positions he has, he is poor to his Lord. If his Lord wills, He will strip him of all of this. He says, Glorified and Exalted is He, in His great Book: [Fatir 35:15] the Merciful with praise, so the servants are in the greatest need of their Lord, and they have no independence from Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, ever. Rather, they are poor to Him, even if they are kings, even if they are rich, even if they are owners of vast wealth, they are poor to Him. And if He wills, He will strip them of their kingdom and their wealth in the pursuit of the festival, yes.
What is the meaning of
O Allah! No-one can withhold what You give, and none can give what You withhold, and the fortune of a man of means is useless before You
اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت، ولا معطي لما منعت، ولا ينفع ذا الجد منك الجدAnswer:
This means that Allah has favored him with it. The meaning of "O Allah, there is no one who can withhold what You have given" is that whatever Allah has decreed will happen to him, and whatever He has recorded in His prior knowledge will happen to him, no one can prevent it, and no one is able to prevent it. So if Allah decrees that a child will be born to you, or that you will marry so-and-so, or that you will obtain a position or a residence, no one can turn that back. What Allah has decreed, Glorified and Exalted is He, no one can turn back. And this is the meaning of His saying, Mighty and Majestic:
Whatever Allah
مَّا يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُto people of mercy - none can withhold
لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَAs for His saying, Exalted and Majestic is He, "and there is no one who can send what He has withheld," its meaning is that whatever Allah has withheld and not decreed for you, no one is able to bring it to you. So if Allah has decreed that a child will be born to you, no one can deprive you of a child, or that you will bear a child from him. And if Allah has decreed for you that you will die in Makkah or in al-Madinah, no one can do otherwise. And if Allah decrees for you that you will be wealthy, no one can prevent you from being generous with it.
And this is the meaning of His saying, Mighty and Majestic:
and whatever He withholds - none can release it
وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُ مِنto people of mercy - none can withhold it
لِلنَّاسِ مِن رَّحْمَةٍ فَلَا مُمْسِكَ لَهَاand whatever He withholds - none can release it
وَمَا يُمْسِكْ فَلَا مُرْسِلَ لَهُ مِنO mankind, you are those in need of Allah, while Allah is
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ أَنتُمُ الْفُقَرَاءُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ هُوَ
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 11729 - معنى قول النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام (اللهم لا مانع لما أعطيت ولا معطي لما منعت ...) — youtube.com
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