Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And give good tidings to the believers that they have from Allah a great favor.”
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The Shaykh : And His saying Who is being given good tidings? The believers, as Allah the Exalted said in these verses: [Al-Ahzab 33:47] But what is the sign by which a believer can be given good tidings?
If you see this man finding ease in the right path, with obedience made easy for him, and he is carrying out the obedience of Allah, then I give him good tidings of good, for Allah the Exalted said:.
So I give him good tidings. I say: “Be given good tidings of good.” If I see him praying, giving charity, fasting, performing Hajj, and being kind to people, we give him good tidings of good. Likewise, if I see a person afflicted with calamities that keep coming upon him—calamities in his body, his family, and his wealth—and he is patient and seeking reward, not complaining, not grumbling, and not being discontented, then I give him good tidings of good.
Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:156]. Likewise, if I see a pleasant vision in him, for the true vision is a part of the forty-six parts of prophecy, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that the good vision is the immediate good tidings of the believer.
So if I see a good vision in him, I give him good tidings. I say: “Be given good tidings. I saw in you such and such.”
And this is a sign of good. So the important thing is that the ways of giving good tidings to the believers are many.
and a bringer of good tidings
ومبشراAnd give good tidings to the believers that they will have from Allah great bounty.
وبشر المؤمنين بأن لهم من الله فضلا كبيراIf you see this man finding ease in the right path, with obedience made easy for him, and he is carrying out the obedience of Allah, then I give him good tidings of good, for Allah the Exalted said:
So as for he who gives and fears Allah and believes in the good, We will make easy for him the easy
فأما من أعطى واتقى وصدق بالحسنى فسنيسره لليسرىSo I give him good tidings. I say: “Be given good tidings of good.” If I see him praying, giving charity, fasting, performing Hajj, and being kind to people, we give him good tidings of good. Likewise, if I see a person afflicted with calamities that keep coming upon him—calamities in his body, his family, and his wealth—and he is patient and seeking reward, not complaining, not grumbling, and not being discontented, then I give him good tidings of good.
Allah the Exalted said:
Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."
وبشر الصابرين الذين إذا أصبتهم مصيبة قالوا إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعونSo if I see a good vision in him, I give him good tidings. I say: “Be given good tidings. I saw in you such and such.”
And this is a sign of good. So the important thing is that the ways of giving good tidings to the believers are many.