Reading from the author's words, with commentary and collation of manuscripts: "And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has threatened these indulgent, delving people by saying:
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The reader: "And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has threatened these indulgent, delving people by saying: [At-Tawbah 9:69] This is the intended meaning here from the verse, namely that Allah has informed that in this Ummah there are those who have indulged in their provision, just as the nations before them indulged, and have delved just as they delved, and He has censured them for that and threatened them for that. Then He urged them to take a lesson from those before them, saying: [At-Tawbah 9:70] [the verse].
We have previously stated that obedience to Allah and His Messenger in describing the believers, in contrast to what these people were described with, namely resembling the preceding generations, and the censure of whoever does that, and His command to fight the disbelievers and the hypocrites after this verse, is evidence for fighting these indulgent, delving people.
Then, what the Book indicated, namely that some of this Ummah resemble the past generations in worldly matters and in religion, and the censure of whoever does that, is also indicated by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) interpreted the verse accordingly.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: Abu Hurayrah said: "Read, if you wish: [At-Tawbah 9:69] [the verse]. They said: .
It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding this verse that he said:.
It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: ".
The Shaykh : Allah is the One to be sought for help. Allah is the Greatest. In the Ummah, the Ummah of Da'wah, there are those who worship the calf now. Allah is the One to be sought for help. If they resemble them in the cause, it is necessary that they resemble them in the effect. And likewise, if they resemble them in the cause, then this effect is preceded by a cause, so they have resembled them.
The questioner : The mere existence of the cause.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known that it is not possible for them to resemble them in the cause, with an open jīm, unless they have committed the cause.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Because it is built upon it.
[It is] those whose deeds have become worthless in this world and in the Hereafter, and it is they who are the losers.
أولئك حبطت أعمالهم في الدنيا والآخرة وأولئك هم الخاسرونHas there not reached them the news of those before them - the people of Noah and [the tribes of] 'Aad and Thamud and the people of Abraham and the companions of Madyan and the towns overturned? Their messengers came to them with clear proofs
ألم يأتهم نبأ الذين من قبلهم قوم نوحٍ وعادٍ وثمود وقوم إبراهيم وأصحاب مدين والمؤتفكات أتتهم رسلهم بالبيناتWe have previously stated that obedience to Allah and His Messenger in describing the believers, in contrast to what these people were described with, namely resembling the preceding generations, and the censure of whoever does that, and His command to fight the disbelievers and the hypocrites after this verse, is evidence for fighting these indulgent, delving people.
Then, what the Book indicated, namely that some of this Ummah resemble the past generations in worldly matters and in religion, and the censure of whoever does that, is also indicated by the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) interpreted the verse accordingly.
It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said:
You will surely follow the path of the nations before you: span by span, cubit by cubit, and arm-span by arm-span, until if one of them entered a lizard's hole, you would enter it
لتأخذن كما أخذت الأمم من قبلكم : ذراعاً بذراع ، وشبراً بشبر ، وباعا بباع ، حتى لو أن أحدا من أولئك دخل حجر ضب لدخلتموهlike those before you; they were stronger than you in power
كالذين من قبلكم كانوا أشد منكم قوةًO Messenger of Allah, just as the Persians, the Romans, and the People of the Book did? He said: Are there any people other than them?
يا رسول الله كما صنعت فارس والروم وأهل الكتاب ؟ قال : فهل الناس إلا هم؟It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) regarding this verse that he said:
How much today resembles yesterday. Are these the Children of Israel whom we are compared to?
ما أشبه الليلة بالبارحة ، هؤلاء بنو إسرائيل شبهنا بهم ؟It was narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said:
You are the most similar of the nations to the Children of Israel in conduct and guidance. You follow their actions exactly, hoof print by hoof print, except that I do not know whether you worship the calf or not?
أنتم أشبه الأمم ببني إسرائيل سمتا وهديا تتبعون عملهم حذو القذة بالقذة غير أني لا أدري أتعبدون العجل أم لا ؟The Shaykh : Allah is the One to be sought for help. Allah is the Greatest. In the Ummah, the Ummah of Da'wah, there are those who worship the calf now. Allah is the One to be sought for help. If they resemble them in the cause, it is necessary that they resemble them in the effect. And likewise, if they resemble them in the cause, then this effect is preceded by a cause, so they have resembled them.
The questioner : The mere existence of the cause.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known that it is not possible for them to resemble them in the cause, with an open jīm, unless they have committed the cause.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Because it is built upon it.