Exegesis of verses from the end of Surat al-Furqan: “Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and our offspring a comfort to our eyes, and make us an example for the righteous”
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The Shaykh : After this, we want to speak about what we read this evening from the end of Surat al-Furqan, regarding one of its verses concerning the attributes of the slaves of Allah, namely that they say: [Al-Furqan 25:74].
There are three supplications: a comfort to the eyes regarding spouses, a comfort to the eyes regarding offspring, and the third phrase:[Al-Furqan 25:74] meaning: a good example that the righteous follow, and that we receive rewards like theirs, because we are their example: [Al-Furqan 25:74] The slaves of Allah supplicate with this, but do they restrict themselves to supplication, or do they perform the means by which their desire is attained? Answer? The second: if a person says, “O Allah, grant me righteous offspring,” and remains unmarried, is he correct or mistaken? Mistaken. Good. [Al-Furqan 25:74]
Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous."
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَاماًThere are three supplications: a comfort to the eyes regarding spouses, a comfort to the eyes regarding offspring, and the third phrase: