The Categories of Guidance.
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The Shaykh : Because guidance is divided into two categories: guidance of clarification and guidance of success. Guidance of clarification and guidance of success.
Guidance of clarification: This is general for everyone, even the disbelievers. Allah guided them with guidance of clarification. Allah the Exalted said:[Fussilat 41:17].
Guidance of success: This is specific to those whom Allah has granted success in faith. So pay attention. Allah said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):[Al-Qasas 28:56]. And He said in another verse: [Ash-Shuraa 42:52] How can this be a negation and an affirmation? We say the answer is: [Al-Qasas 28:56] is guidance of success, and [Ash-Shuraa 42:52] is guidance of clarification. The Messenger explained everything, leaving nothing unexplained for his Ummah, to the extent that Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: .
And a man from among the polytheists said to Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him): He said:Mishkat al-Masabih 370 What does this phrase mean? It means he taught them everything, even relieving oneself. A person goes to relieve himself by urination or defecation, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught them how to do it. He said: How many are these? Be patient. How many are these? How many are these? Four.
Guidance of clarification: This is general for everyone, even the disbelievers. Allah guided them with guidance of clarification. Allah the Exalted said:
And as for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance
وأما ثمود فهديناه فاستحبوا العمى على الهدىGuidance of success: This is specific to those whom Allah has granted success in faith. So pay attention. Allah said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إنك لا تهدي من أحببتAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وإنك لتهدي إلى صراط مستقيمIndeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إنك لا تهدي من أحببتAnd indeed, [O Muhammad], you guide to a straight path -
وإنك لتهدي إلى صراط مستقيمThe Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, and there was no bird flapping its wings in the sky except that knowledge about it was mentioned to us.
لقد توفي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وما طائر يقلب جناحيه في السماء إلا ذكر لنا منه علماAnd a man from among the polytheists said to Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him): He said: