The Evidence That Allah the Exalted Protects the Callers to His Religion and Safeguards Them
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Honorable Shaykh! Allah tasked Musa (peace be upon him) with calling Pharaoh to the oneness of Allah the Exalted, even though he was weak and possessed nothing, while Pharaoh was a tyrant. Is there evidence in this that Allah the Exalted protects the callers to His religion and safeguards them?
There is no doubt that when Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) sent Musa to Pharaoh, and Musa had with him none but his brother Harun, while Pharaoh had all his soldiers with him, this indicates that the one who is victorious is the one whom Allah has granted victory. How could victory not be for Musa and Harun when Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said to him when he said: [Ta-Ha: 45] He said: [Ta-Ha: 46] So the one with whom is Allah does not fear; he must be victorious. And so when Abu Bakr said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while they were in the cave: (O Messenger of Allah! If one of them were to look at his foot, he would see us,He said: O Abu Bakr! Do not grieve, for Allah is with us. What do you think of two, when Allah is the third of them?) Can anyone harm them? Never.
On this occasion, I would like to point out that in some books it is stated that a spider spun a web over the entrance of the cave and that a pigeon’s nest was there, but this is not true. There is no spider web, and there is no pigeon on a tree at the entrance of the cave. Rather, it was the protection of Allah, and for this reason Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: [If one of them were to look at his foot, he would see us] If one of them were to look at his foot, he would see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr, but Allah blinded their eyes so they did not see anyone in this cave, and they turned away from it.
There is no doubt that when Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) sent Musa to Pharaoh, and Musa had with him none but his brother Harun, while Pharaoh had all his soldiers with him, this indicates that the one who is victorious is the one whom Allah has granted victory. How could victory not be for Musa and Harun when Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said to him when he said:
They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress."
قَالا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَى[Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
قَالَ لا تَخَافَا إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىOn this occasion, I would like to point out that in some books it is stated that a spider spun a web over the entrance of the cave and that a pigeon’s nest was there, but this is not true. There is no spider web, and there is no pigeon on a tree at the entrance of the cave. Rather, it was the protection of Allah, and for this reason Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: [If one of them were to look at his foot, he would see us] If one of them were to look at his foot, he would see the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr, but Allah blinded their eyes so they did not see anyone in this cave, and they turned away from it.