Exegesis of His saying, the Exalted: "And what they took exception to in them was nothing but that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy," to His saying: "Indeed, those who afflicted the believing men and believing women and then did not repent..."
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The Shaykh : [Al-Buruj 85:8] Recite the verse. Yes, you did well. Rest.[Al-Buruj 85:8] That is, they did not deny anything of them except this.[Al-Buruj 85:8] Is this something to be denied, or is it something to be praised and its doer commended? The first or the second? The second. But the disbeliever does not want this; he wants disbelief.[Al-Buruj 85:8] Al-Aziz: The Prevailing; Al-Hamid: The Praiseworthy, because of His perfection in attributes and perfection in blessings and honor (Exalted and Majestic is He).[Al-A'raf 7:158] So whatever punishment befalls the believers, it is within His dominion, and He is the One who decreed it. But it is for a great wisdom and a noble purpose. That is, He (Mighty and Majestic) is a Witness over everything in the heaven or the earth, near or far.[Al-Buruj 85:10]"They tried the believers": it was said that its meaning is they burned them. And it was said that its meaning is they turned them away from the religion. And this is closer, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Baqarah 2:193] Listen:[Al-Buruj 85:10] So look at this generosity from the Lord, (Mighty and Majestic is He): they burn His awliya (close friends of Allah) with fire, then He offers them repentance and says:[Al-Buruj 85:10] Meaning, "And if they repent?" They are answered. And if they repent, Allah accepts their repentance.
This, and Allah is the ultimate generosity, that they punish His close friends with this ugly, abhorrent punishment, and then He offers them repentance, but Allah is the Owner of immense favor.
And they resented them
وما نقموا منهمAnd they resented them
وما نقموا منهمbecause they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميدAnd they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميدto whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرضAnd Allah is a Witness over all things.
والله على كل شيء شهيدIndeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
إنّ الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريقFight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah
و قاتلوهم حتى لا تكون فتنة ويكون الدين للهIndeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريقIndeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنمThis, and Allah is the ultimate generosity, that they punish His close friends with this ugly, abhorrent punishment, and then He offers them repentance, but Allah is the Owner of immense favor.