The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have earned Your anger or of those who went astray."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Fatihah 1:7] He explained them in Surat al-Nisa, so Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:69] With whom? [An-Nisa 4:69] [Al-Fatihah 1:7] And these are the ones who were deprived of the guidance of success. And these are the ones who were deprived of the guidance of direction, those who were deprived of the guidance of success. They are the ones who have earned Your anger. They are those who knew the truth but did not act upon it. Who is at the head of them? The Jews. And the ones who went astray are those who sought the truth but were ignorant of it. And at the head of them are the Christians. But I tell you, the Christians, before the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, were the ones who went astray. But after the sending of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and their denial of him, they are of the first category, namely those who have earned Your anger. Therefore, we say now that the Christians have earned Your anger, and the Jews have earned Your anger, because these Jews and Christians, all of them, denied the Messenger. That is, the Christians denied the Messengers by their denial of Muhammad, and the Jews denied the Messengers by their denial of Isa and Muhammad. So, as for those who have earned Your anger, we take the rule: everyone who knew the truth and did not what? Did not act upon it. And those who went astray are everyone who sought the truth but was not granted success in it. That is, they strayed from it. [Al-Fatihah 1:7]
So the categories of people are three:
Those who knew the truth and acted upon it. These are among those upon whom Allah has bestowed favor.
Those who knew the truth and were arrogant toward it. These are among those who have earned Your anger.
Those who did not know the truth and strayed from it. These are the ones who went astray.
We will limit ourselves to this and now begin with the questions, and we ask Allah to grant us success in the truth. But note, my brothers, that the question is from one person, and the answer is for everyone. Yes, that is right.
The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor
صراط الذين أنعمت عليهمAnd whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those
ومن يطع الله والرسول فأولئكwith the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous
مع الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحينnot of those who have evoked [Your] anger
غير المغضوب عليهمnor those who go astray
ولا الضالينnot of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
غير المغضوب عليهم ولا الضالينSo the categories of people are three:
Those who knew the truth and acted upon it. These are among those upon whom Allah has bestowed favor.
Those who knew the truth and were arrogant toward it. These are among those who have earned Your anger.
Those who did not know the truth and strayed from it. These are the ones who went astray.
We will limit ourselves to this and now begin with the questions, and we ask Allah to grant us success in the truth. But note, my brothers, that the question is from one person, and the answer is for everyone. Yes, that is right.