Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "You are our Master, so support us against the disbelieving people."
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The Shaykh : Meaning: Our Master, our Manager, and our Supporter: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] This falls under the category of seeking nearness to Allah through what? Through the attribute, because Allah is the Master of the believers, as He the Exalted said: [Al-Anfal 8:40] We seek nearness to Allah the Exalted by His being our Master, asking Him to support us against the disbelieving people.
Are the disbelieving people separate from you or connected to you? I mean, is the disbeliever another person, a second one, or is it something connected to you?
Now, if we face the disbelievers, we ask Allah to support us against them, and this is clear. But there is a disbeliever that flows through you like blood. Who is it? Shaytan.Sunan Abi Dawud 4719Sahih (Al-Albani) As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that, and Shaytan is a disbeliever, so you ask Allah to support you against him so that you are not deceived by his delusion, from which Allah warned you in His saying: [Luqman 31:33] As for the disbelievers among the children of Adam, they are external.
You are our Master
أنت مولاناso give us victory over the disbelieving people."
فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَthen know that Allah is your protector. Excellent is the protector, and Excellent is the helper.
فَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ مَوْلاكُمْ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيرُAre the disbelieving people separate from you or connected to you? I mean, is the disbeliever another person, a second one, or is it something connected to you?
Now, if we face the disbelievers, we ask Allah to support us against them, and this is clear. But there is a disbeliever that flows through you like blood. Who is it? Shaytan.