What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And recite to them the news of the one to whom We gave Our signs, but he slipped away from them, and Satan pursued him, so he became one of the astray)?
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The questioner : What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Satan, [Al-A'raf 7:175]?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The interpretation of this noble verse is that Allah the Exalted commanded His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite to the people the story of this man to whom Allah gave His signs, meaning He taught him the rulings of His Shari'ah and clarified them to him. But, may Allah protect us, he slipped away from them and abandoned them, so Satan pursued him and led him astray. Allah Mighty and Majestic said:[Al-A'raf 7:176], meaning this one to whom Allah gave the signs is not worthy of being raised by Allah by them, because he was attached to the earth and inclined toward it, and his greatest concern became to attain his desires from this world, whether he wanted fame, wealth, status, or otherwise. And he followed his desire in what he was attached to. So his likeness is like that of a dog, which pants constantly, whether you drive it away or not. Who is this man who has this likeness? Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:176]. So this is the disbeliever to whom Allah the Exalted gave knowledge and clarified the Shari'ah to him through the hands of His noble messengers (peace and blessings be upon them), but he refused except to follow his desire and be attached to the earth. So this became his end, may Allah protect us from it. Yes.
The questioner : The listener, the Egyptian citizen Muhammad Mustafa Droush, residing in the Republic of Iraq in the Qadisiyyah Governorate, says.
And recite to them, [O Muhammad], the news of him to whom we gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them; so Satan pursued him, and he became of the deviators.
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ الَّذِي ءاتَيْنَاهُ ءايَاتِنَا فَانسَلَخَ مِنْهَا فَأَتْبَعَهُ الشَّيْطَانُ فَكَانَ مِنَ الْغَاوِينَThe Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and I send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The interpretation of this noble verse is that Allah the Exalted commanded His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to recite to the people the story of this man to whom Allah gave His signs, meaning He taught him the rulings of His Shari'ah and clarified them to him. But, may Allah protect us, he slipped away from them and abandoned them, so Satan pursued him and led him astray. Allah Mighty and Majestic said:
And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَاBut he
ولكنهThat is the example of the people who denied Our signs. So relate the stories that perhaps they will give thought.
ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الْقَوْمِ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا فَاقْصُصِ الْقَصَصَ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَفَكَّرُونَThe questioner : The listener, the Egyptian citizen Muhammad Mustafa Droush, residing in the Republic of Iraq in the Qadisiyyah Governorate, says.