What is the meaning of the hadith: "Seven will be shaded by Allah in His Shade on a day when there is no shade except His Shade"?
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The questioner : The questioner says: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Muwatta Malik 51:14. What is the meaning of his statement: ?
The Shaykh : Yes. "In His Shade" means that on the Day of Resurrection, a person will find the earth to be a flat, level plain, with no unevenness or slope. There are no buildings in it. There are no caves, meaning hollows where people enter. There are no trees. It is all earth, as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described it:[Taha 20:106-107]. In this world, a person finds shade, which is shade he makes for himself. A person builds a structure and takes shelter under it. But in the Hereafter, there is none. There is nothing except the Shade of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), under which He shades whom He wills of the servants, as came in the hadith: Bulugh al-Maram 4:34. Charity becomes a shade over a person on the Day of Resurrection, shading him from the sun. So the meaning of his statement: Muwatta Malik 51:14 is that shade which Allah (Mighty and Majestic) creates for whom He wills of His servants.
As for the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), He is Light, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:35] and so on. And the Lord (Mighty and Majestic) is above everything. So it is not possible that its apparent meaning is intended, because if its apparent meaning were intended, it would follow that the sun is above the Lord (Mighty and Majestic). He shades His servants with Himself. And this is not correct. And on this basis, we say that "in His Shade" is like His saying "the she-camel of Allah" and "the house of Allah" and "the mosques of Allah" and the like. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen. After the prayer, if Allah wills, we will complete the questions.
There are seven whom Allah will shade in His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade
سبعة يظلهم الله في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظلهin His Shade
في ظلهThe Shaykh : Yes. "In His Shade" means that on the Day of Resurrection, a person will find the earth to be a flat, level plain, with no unevenness or slope. There are no buildings in it. There are no caves, meaning hollows where people enter. There are no trees. It is all earth, as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described it:
(106) And He will leave the earth a level plain; (107) You will not see therein a depression or an elevation."
فيذرها قاعا صفصفا لا ترى فيها عوجا ولا أمتاEverybody will be shaded by his Sadaqah (on the Day of Judgment)
كل امرئ في ظل صدقته يوم القيامةin His shade on the day on which there is no shade except His shade
في ظله يوم لا ظل إلا ظلهAs for the Lord (Mighty and Majestic), He is Light, as Allah the Exalted said:
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche
الله نور السماوات والأرض مثل نوره كمشكاةThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Amen, amen. After the prayer, if Allah wills, we will complete the questions.