Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And its keepers will say to them, 'Peace be upon you! You have attained purity, so enter it to abide eternally.'"
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The Shaykh : Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) said: [Az-Zumar 39:73] This is the plural of khazin (keeper). "Peace" is safety from every affliction. Name one of the afflictions for me?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Stand up, you are distracted. May Allah guide you. The affliction of death: they are safe from it because the angels say: "Peace be upon you." Illness, fatigue, worry, and grief. The people of Paradise are in perpetual joy and bliss, such that even the one who is lower in rank than others does not see that others are higher in rank than him, because he has found contentment[Al-Kahf 18:108] meaning they do not seek a change, because they are comfortable and blessed. [Az-Zumar 39:73] After the removal of what? The adornment. Meaning, when you want your wife to adorn herself for you, first remove the dishevelment from her head; this is called what? Removal (takhliyah). Then put the jewelry on her; this is called adornment (tahliyah). The point is that they first say: and this is peace from all afflictions. Then they say: and this means that they receive everything that pleases their hearts. Forever or for a limited time? The people of Paradise forever, as stated in several verses.
until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say
حَتَّى إِذَا جَاءُوهَا وَفُتِحَتْ أَبْوَابُهَا وَقَالَ لَهُمْ خَزَنَتُهَاPeace be upon you
سَلامٌ عَلَيْكُمْThe student: ... .
The Shaykh : Stand up, you are distracted. May Allah guide you. The affliction of death: they are safe from it because the angels say: "Peace be upon you." Illness, fatigue, worry, and grief. The people of Paradise are in perpetual joy and bliss, such that even the one who is lower in rank than others does not see that others are higher in rank than him, because he has found contentment
