The benefits of the verse: “We said, ‘Descend from it, all of you. And whoever follows My guidance, there will be no fear upon them, nor will they grieve,’” and the mention of a question
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In this verse, there are benefits. Among them is that Adam was elevated in the beginning, as He said: And descent does not occur except from above? From where?
The student: From the sky?
The Shaykh : No, descent does not occur except from above. Good. And is the Paradise in which Adam resided the Paradise of Eternity? Or is it a vast garden with many trees, much vegetation, and many rivers? There are two opinions among the scholars, and the correct one—if we do not say it is certain—is that it is the abiding Paradise in which Adam was placed. It is not said, “How do you say this is the correct view when no one who enters the Paradise comes out of it?” We say, yes, no one who enters it comes out of it. When? After the resurrection on the Day of Judgment. As for now, no. And on this basis, the stronger opinion is that it is the abiding Paradise. And in this, Ibn al-Qayyim says in his famous poem al-Mimiyyah:
So come to the Gardens of Eden, for they are your first dwellings, and therein is the encampment
He said, “your first dwellings.” Good. And among the benefits of this noble verse is the affirmation of speech for Allah, as He said:.
And among them is that it is with a heard voice and recited letters, as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:38] For if they had not heard that, the addressing of the command to them would not have been valid.
And among the benefits of this noble verse is that emphasis in the eloquent Arabic style is a form of rhetoric, as He said: And on this basis, it is semantic emphasis, because it is a state in terms of grammar. For when something is important, it should be emphasized. So you say to a man, if you want to urge him to do something: “O so-and-so, hurry, hurry, hurry” several times. What is the intent? Emphasis and urging.
And among the benefits of this noble verse is that guidance is from Allah, as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:38].
And branching from this benefit is that you do not ask for guidance except from Allah the Exalted, because He is the One who brings it.
If someone were to say: Does not indicate occurrence, because it is not like “if” (idha)? We say: Yes, it does not indicate occurrence, but the reality indicates occurrence. What is the reality? That [Fatir 35:24].
And among the benefits of this noble verse is that whoever follows the guidance of Allah is safe before him and behind him, as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:38].
And among its benefits is that whoever follows the guidance of Allah is the winner, no one else, as He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:38] As for people other than these, they are always between fear of what is to come and grief over what has passed.
Then Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:39] Good. We said that “inma” (if/whenever) does not indicate occurrence, but the reality indicates occurrence. It is possible to say in this formulation: What indicates occurrence is the emphasis. The emphasis of the sentence indicates occurrence, as is the reality.
Descend
اهبطواThe student: From the sky?
The Shaykh : No, descent does not occur except from above. Good. And is the Paradise in which Adam resided the Paradise of Eternity? Or is it a vast garden with many trees, much vegetation, and many rivers? There are two opinions among the scholars, and the correct one—if we do not say it is certain—is that it is the abiding Paradise in which Adam was placed. It is not said, “How do you say this is the correct view when no one who enters the Paradise comes out of it?” We say, yes, no one who enters it comes out of it. When? After the resurrection on the Day of Judgment. As for now, no. And on this basis, the stronger opinion is that it is the abiding Paradise. And in this, Ibn al-Qayyim says in his famous poem al-Mimiyyah:
So come to the Gardens of Eden, for they are your first dwellings, and therein is the encampment
He said, “your first dwellings.” Good. And among the benefits of this noble verse is the affirmation of speech for Allah, as He said:
We said
قلناAnd among them is that it is with a heard voice and recited letters, as He said:
Go down from it, all of you
اهبطوا منها جميعاAnd among the benefits of this noble verse is that emphasis in the eloquent Arabic style is a form of rhetoric, as He said:
All of us.
جميعاAnd among the benefits of this noble verse is that guidance is from Allah, as He said:
And when guidance comes to you from Me
فإما يأتينكم مني هدىAnd branching from this benefit is that you do not ask for guidance except from Allah the Exalted, because He is the One who brings it.
If someone were to say:
And whoever follows
إما يأتينكمAnd there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.
ما من أمة إلا خلا فيها نذيرAnd among the benefits of this noble verse is that whoever follows the guidance of Allah is safe before him and behind him, as He said:
there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
فلا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنونAnd among its benefits is that whoever follows the guidance of Allah is the winner, no one else, as He said:
there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
فلا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنونThen Allah the Exalted said:
