What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And those who strive for Us, We will surely guide them to Our paths"?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the meaning of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Al-'Ankabut 29:69] Is the striving in fighting, or is the student of knowledge also a striver?
The Shaykh : It appears that the verse is broader and more general. Those who strive for Allah are like His saying:[Al-Hajj 22:78] The meaning is that one strives against oneself to perform the deeds that Allah has commanded, even if one is not a student of knowledge. That is to say, if one strives against oneself to perform acts of worship, he falls under the verse.
His EminenceThe Shaykh : What is the meaning of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):
And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them
وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْThe Shaykh : It appears that the verse is broader and more general. Those who strive for Allah are like His saying: