Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((a provision for the servants...)).
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The Shaykh : And His saying, the Exalted: means a gift from the grace of Allah to the servants. The servants here are all servants, even the disbelievers are servants of Allah. But are they servants of obedience or servants by creation? They are servants by creation. As for obedience, they are arrogant regarding the worship of Allah, but they are created beings, created by Allah, and they are submissive to the command of Allah. Allah the Exalted said: [Maryam 19:93] As for the servants who are praised, extolled, and spoken well of, they are the servants of obedience whom Allah mentioned in His saying: [Az-Zumar 39:17-18] I ask Allah the Exalted to make me and you among them, among those who listen to the statement and then follow the best of it, and that we be among those who have attained this glad tidings in this world and the Hereafter. [Yunus 10:64] O Allah, send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment.
And to the questions that the brothers summarized, and we ask Allah to make them beneficial. The questions, O brothers, are divided into two categories: a category that relates to the word, and a category that does not relate to it, but people need to know it. The person who asks while knowing the ruling, but asks to benefit the listeners, is considered a teacher. For example, I know an issue and I asked about it in such a gathering so that the attendees know its ruling; this questioner is considered a teacher. The evidence is that when Jibril asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about Islam, faith, excellence, the Hour, and its signs, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him, he said: Even though he was asking, and the teacher was the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but because he was the means, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) made him a teacher. So whoever asks about an issue that people frequently encounter and need to know, and he knows it, may Allah reward him well; he is considered a teacher. Yes.
a provision for the servants
رزقا للعبادThere is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant.
إِنْ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ إِلَّا آتِي الرَّحْمَنِ عَبْدًاSo give good tidings to My servants (18) Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding.
فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِFor them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter
لهم البشرى في الحياة الدنيا وفي الآخرةAnd to the questions that the brothers summarized, and we ask Allah to make them beneficial. The questions, O brothers, are divided into two categories: a category that relates to the word, and a category that does not relate to it, but people need to know it. The person who asks while knowing the ruling, but asks to benefit the listeners, is considered a teacher. For example, I know an issue and I asked about it in such a gathering so that the attendees know its ruling; this questioner is considered a teacher. The evidence is that when Jibril asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about Islam, faith, excellence, the Hour, and its signs, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught him, he said: