Chapter: The saying of Allah the Exalted: “And when Abraham said, ‘My Lord, make this city safe, and keep me and my descendants from worshipping idols. My Lord, indeed they have led much of mankind astray. So whoever follows me is of me, and whoever disobeys me—You are the Forgiver, the Merciful. Our Lord, I have settled a portion of my descendants in a valley without cultivation, near Your Sacred House. Our Lord, [I did so] that they may establish prayer. So make the hearts of some of the people incline toward them…”

The Reciter: Chapter: The saying of Allah the Exalted: the verse

The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned only verses in this chapter, as if there were no hadith meeting his criteria. This is the chapter of His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: meaning: "And remember when He said," and Ibrahim: he is al-Khalil (peace be upon him), the leader of the Hanifs. This is a supplication after the completion of the building. , meaning: Make me and my descendants keep away from the worship of idols. An idol is anything worshipped other than Allah, whether it is stone, wood, moon, sun, or otherwise. And His saying: Did Allah answer his supplication? We say that regarding his direct sons, Allah answered his supplication. But as for his descendants after that, some of them worshipped idols; for example, Quraysh worshipped idols. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is Wise; He answers some supplications and not others, and He answers part of a single supplication and not the rest. meaning: the idols led astray, i.e., they became a cause of misguidance for many people. because he was guided by his guidance. This is the supplication of Ibrahim (peace be upon him), a compassionate and merciful supplication. He did not say, "As for those who disobeyed me, bring down Your wrath upon them." He said: This is not for disobedience unless the disobedience is less than shirk (associating partners with Allah), for Allah may forgive it. But shirk is not forgiven. However, the supplication for forgiveness for the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) means that he is granted success in Islam and tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and then he is forgiven. to the end of it. meaning: He made them dwell. The "min" here indicates partiality, and the intended meaning is Isma'il and his sons. As for Ishaq and his sons, they are in the Levant. Yes, in a valley, because Makkah, may Allah honor it, is a valley between mountains. meaning: it is not cultivated. This is a virtue of the House, that it is muharram, meaning it is prohibited to desecrate, i.e., it is respected. And His saying: This is evidence of the importance of prayer, especially in Makkah at the House of Allah the Sacred. He said, "Hearts of some people," and did not say "the hearts of people," because Hajj (the major pilgrimage) is not obligatory for everyone, but only for the one who is able. Some scholars said that if he had said, "The hearts of people incline toward it," and Allah had answered it, it would have become obligatory for all people to perform Hajj. In this is a hardship that is apparent, but Allah inspired Ibrahim (peace be upon him) to say: , and this is the reality. No believing Muslim is there whose heart does not incline toward the Sacred House, and who does not wish to perform Hajj every year and 'Umrah (the lesser pilgrimage) every month. This is something Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has placed in the hearts of the servants; no one has any hand in it. And Allah, Exalted is He, answered his supplication by making the hearts of some people incline toward it and providing them with fruits, as He, Exalted is He, said: Complete it, O Adam. , Yes.