Exegesis of Verses from Surat al-Rahman
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Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the Imam of the Pious, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
To proceed: This is the eighty-eighth meeting after the hundredth of the meetings called "The Open Door Meeting," which take place every Thursday of every week, and this Thursday is the eleventh of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah, year 1419 AH.
We begin this meeting with what we used to begin with, which is speaking about verses from the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. We ended last week at the end of Surat al-Qamar. As for today, we begin with Surat al-Rahman. It contains the Basmala (In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy). The Basmala is a standalone verse from the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, with which the surahs are opened, except for one surah, which is Surat al-Bara'ah. It is not part of the surah before it or the one after it. This is the stronger position among the scholars' opinions, to the extent that the Basmala is not a verse of al-Fatihah either.And the evidence for this: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recite the Basmala aloud in the prayers where recitation is loud. If it had been a verse of al-Fatihah, he would have recited it aloud just as he recites the rest of its verses. Also, what indicates this is what is established in the Qudsi Hadith that Allah said: "I divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves,When he says: [al-Fatihah:2] Allah the Exalted said: "My servant praised Me."
And when he said: [al-Fatihah:3] He said: "My servant extolled Me."
And when he said: [al-Fatihah:4] He said: "My servant glorified Me."
And when he said: [al-Fatihah:5] He said: "This is between Me and My servant, and for My servant is what he asks for."When he says: [al-Fatihah:6-7] Allah said: "This is for My servant, and for My servant is what he asks for."
To proceed: This is the eighty-eighth meeting after the hundredth of the meetings called "The Open Door Meeting," which take place every Thursday of every week, and this Thursday is the eleventh of the month of Jumada al-Akhirah, year 1419 AH.
We begin this meeting with what we used to begin with, which is speaking about verses from the Book of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. We ended last week at the end of Surat al-Qamar. As for today, we begin with Surat al-Rahman. It contains the Basmala (In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy). The Basmala is a standalone verse from the speech of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, with which the surahs are opened, except for one surah, which is Surat al-Bara'ah. It is not part of the surah before it or the one after it. This is the stronger position among the scholars' opinions, to the extent that the Basmala is not a verse of al-Fatihah either.And the evidence for this: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not recite the Basmala aloud in the prayers where recitation is loud. If it had been a verse of al-Fatihah, he would have recited it aloud just as he recites the rest of its verses. Also, what indicates this is what is established in the Qudsi Hadith that Allah said: "I divided the prayer between Me and My servant into two halves,When he says:
[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَAnd when he said:
The Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy
الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِAnd when he said:
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِAnd when he said: