Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "The Master of the Day of Judgment."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Fatihah 1:4] The Day of Judgment means the Day of Retribution, which is the Day of Resurrection. [Ghafir 40:17] On the Day of Judgment, Allah is its Master. And as for this world, answer me: Is Allah the Master of this world or not?
The student: He is its Master.
The Shaykh : Is Allah the Master of this world? Yes, He is the Master of this world and the Master of the Hereafter. But because in this world there are kings who dominate people as they wish, and in the Hereafter there is no king except Allah, Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Fatihah 1:4] And He is the Master of the Day of Judgment, and of days other than the Day of Judgment. But on the Day of Resurrection, Allah the Exalted says: [Ghafir 40:18] until He said, yes, in another verse: [Ghafir 40:16] Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: [Ghafir 40:16] and He answers Himself: [Ghafir 40:16-17] The Master of the Day of Judgment. Which day? Brother, what does "Day of Judgment" mean?
The student: The Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : But here "judgment" means retribution, meaning the Day of Retribution, which is the Day of Resurrection. Rest now.
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مالك يوم الدينThis Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today! Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
يوم تجزى كل نفس بما كسبت لا ظلم اليوم إن الله سريع الحسابThe student: He is its Master.
The Shaykh : Is Allah the Master of this world? Yes, He is the Master of this world and the Master of the Hereafter. But because in this world there are kings who dominate people as they wish, and in the Hereafter there is no king except Allah, Allah the Exalted said:
Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.
مالك يوم الدينAnd warn them, [O Muhammad], of the Approaching Day, when hearts are at the throats, filled [with distress]. For the wrongdoers there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor [who is] obeyed.
وأنذرهم يوم الآزفة إذ القلوب لدى الحناجر كاظمين ما للظالمين من حميم ولا شفيع يطاعThe Day they come forth nothing concerning them will be concealed from Allah. To whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day
يوم هم بارزون لا يخفى على الله منهم شيء لمن الملك اليومTo whom belongs [all] sovereignty this Day?
لمن الملك اليومTo Allah, the One, the Prevailing. (17) This Day every soul will be recompensed for what it earned. No injustice today! Indeed, Allah is swift in account.
لله الواحد القهار * اليوم تجزى كل نفس بما كسبت لا ظلم اليوم إن الله سريع الحسابThe student: The Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : But here "judgment" means retribution, meaning the Day of Retribution, which is the Day of Resurrection. Rest now.