Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "To Allah belongs what is in the heavens and what is on the earth, and if you reveal what is in your souls or conceal it, Allah will hold you accountable for it. He forgives whom He wills and punishes whom He wills"

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The Shaykh : As for what I intend to speak about in this gathering, which I hope Allah the Exalted will make blessed, is that we heard our imam reciting in the 'Isha' prayer, where he recited the end of Surat al-Baqarah, which contains:

for Allah

لله

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The student: ... .

The Shaykh : In the 'Isha' prayer, my brother, the end of Surat al-Baqarah, which contains:

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills

لِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَإِنْ تُبْدُوا مَا فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ يُحَاسِبْكُمْ بِهِ اللَّهُ فَيَغْفِرُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ

[Al-Baqarah 2:284]

Do you know what the Companions did when this verse was revealed? Their faith was true and strong faith. They knew that they would be held accountable for what is in their souls, whether they revealed it or concealed it. This is difficult, very difficult for a person, that everything that occurs in his heart, Allah will hold him accountable for it. So they came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), knelt on their knees, and said:

O Messenger of Allah! Indeed Allah [Most High] has said:

يا رسول الله إن الله تعالى أنزل علينا هذه الآية

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2426Sahih (Darussalam)

meaning they wanted to express that this is difficult. So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

Say: We heard and we obeyed, and do not say: We heard and we disobeyed

قولوا سمعنا وأطعنا ولا تقولوا سمعنا وعصينا

They said: We heard, what? And we obeyed, in compliance with the command of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). When their souls were at ease with this and submitted to it, they said: We heard and we obeyed. Allah revealed His saying, the Exalted:

The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We make no distinction between any of His messengers." And

آمَنَ الرَّسُولُ بِمَا أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ كُلٌّ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَمَلَائِكَتِهِ وَكُتُبِهِ وَرُسُلِهِ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِنْ رُسُلِهِ وَقَالُوا

[Al-Baqarah 2:285]

. Brother? Did you zone out a little? Is that right? Rest.

Source alathar.net

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