The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << قال رب انصرني على القوم المفسدين >
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Well, [Al-'Ankabut 29:30] it is derived from this noble verse that a human being, no matter how high his status, is in need of his Lord.
Second, establishing what supplication necessitates. Supplicating Allah necessitates matters that we can perhaps count with you. Supplicating Allah necessitates the establishment of His knowledge, because one who does not know is not supplicated, nor is he able to bring about what he is asked for. It also necessitates the establishment of hearing, is that not so? It also necessitates the establishment of power, because one who is not able to do what he is asked for... if you saw a person who was lame or paralyzed, would you say, "Help me carry this load on my head, may Allah reward you with good"? Is that possible? Good. It also necessitates mercy, or not? Because one who does not show mercy is not supplicated, but rather he is feared. What else? It also necessifies generosity, because one who is not generous is not expected to give, so he is not supplicated. Yes.
The student: What falls under mercy?
The Shaykh : No, it is more specific than mercy. The Merciful may be merciful in such a way that He does not harm, but He does not have generosity. Yes, there is no doubt that generosity is from mercy, but it is more specific.
The student: What does sight necessitate?
The Shaykh : No, what does sight necessitate? Why does it necessitate it?
The student: How can He answer if He does not see him?
The Shaykh : How?
The student: I mean, he might be present, for example, here or in the east of the earth?
The Shaykh : Let us not use Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as an example, because it is impossible for Him. But if you called upon a blind man to help you, he would help you. But if you called upon him to read the writing for you... he would not answer. And sight is not a necessary condition for answering a supplication. One can answer without sight. Yes, yes, this is known, correct. Does nearness necessitate this? Correct. Allah mentioned that when He is supplicated, He is near. But it does not necessitate it. If Allah had not informed us of this, we would not have established this. If He had not informed us that He is near to the one who supplicates Him, we would not have established nearness merely because He is supplicated. No, He is not in every place... it is not so. But strength in the face of the opponent and the enemy in this place may necessitate strength. But we want what supplication necessitates absolutely. Good, in any case, this is sufficient for what we mentioned, and perhaps more than that will appear to a person upon reflection.
Among the benefits of this verse is that sodomy is from corruption on earth, by His saying:[Al-'Ankabut 29:30].
And among the benefits of the verse is the manifestation of disavowal from them, because Lut disavowed them. This is taken from his saying: and he did not say: "upon my people," even though in the beginning it is attributed to him: [Al-A'raf 7:80] [An-Naml 27:56] But he, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "upon the people" and did not attribute them to himself. And this is a clear disavowal from him.
And among the benefits of the verse in His saying: is that it is recommended for the supplicant to begin with the name of Allah and omit the letter of address (ya). Otherwise, it is not permissible to say "O Lord," as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1015 Good.
Then He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [Al-'Ankabut: 31].
The student: .....
The Shaykh : Yes, correct. It is also derived from this, and this is an important benefit: the permissibility of supplicating against a people if hope for their reform is lost and they have rebelled with extreme rebellion. For this reason, when they said challenging him, he said: "My Lord, help me against the corrupting people." Also, Noah (peace be upon him) said: [Nuh: 26]. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 6200 But the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) qualified it. How many years was Yusuf's period? Seven years. Even though his saying: "My Lord, help me against the corrupting people" is apparent in supplicating against them?
The student: Because it is not necessary, for he supplicated to be helped.
The Shaykh : ... But when we reflect on the verse, we find that he intended help against them by what they challenged him with, which is their saying: "Bring us the punishment of Allah." And merely his saying: does not indicate that he supplicated against them. But when they said: "Bring us the punishment of Allah," this is the help against them. They said: "If you are among the truthful." The help against them is that his truthfulness in what he threatened them with becomes manifest.
He said, "My Lord, support me against the corrupting people."
قالَ ربِّ انصُرْني على القوم المفسدينSecond, establishing what supplication necessitates. Supplicating Allah necessitates matters that we can perhaps count with you. Supplicating Allah necessitates the establishment of His knowledge, because one who does not know is not supplicated, nor is he able to bring about what he is asked for. It also necessitates the establishment of hearing, is that not so? It also necessitates the establishment of power, because one who is not able to do what he is asked for... if you saw a person who was lame or paralyzed, would you say, "Help me carry this load on my head, may Allah reward you with good"? Is that possible? Good. It also necessitates mercy, or not? Because one who does not show mercy is not supplicated, but rather he is feared. What else? It also necessifies generosity, because one who is not generous is not expected to give, so he is not supplicated. Yes.
The student: What falls under mercy?
The Shaykh : No, it is more specific than mercy. The Merciful may be merciful in such a way that He does not harm, but He does not have generosity. Yes, there is no doubt that generosity is from mercy, but it is more specific.
The student: What does sight necessitate?
The Shaykh : No, what does sight necessitate? Why does it necessitate it?
The student: How can He answer if He does not see him?
The Shaykh : How?
The student: I mean, he might be present, for example, here or in the east of the earth?
The Shaykh : Let us not use Allah (Mighty and Majestic) as an example, because it is impossible for Him. But if you called upon a blind man to help you, he would help you. But if you called upon him to read the writing for you... he would not answer. And sight is not a necessary condition for answering a supplication. One can answer without sight. Yes, yes, this is known, correct. Does nearness necessitate this? Correct. Allah mentioned that when He is supplicated, He is near. But it does not necessitate it. If Allah had not informed us of this, we would not have established this. If He had not informed us that He is near to the one who supplicates Him, we would not have established nearness merely because He is supplicated. No, He is not in every place... it is not so. But strength in the face of the opponent and the enemy in this place may necessitate strength. But we want what supplication necessitates absolutely. Good, in any case, this is sufficient for what we mentioned, and perhaps more than that will appear to a person upon reflection.
Among the benefits of this verse is that sodomy is from corruption on earth, by His saying:
against the corrupting people."
على القوم المفسدينAnd among the benefits of the verse is the manifestation of disavowal from them, because Lut disavowed them. This is taken from his saying:
against the people
على القومAnd [We had sent] Lot when he said to his people
ولوطًا إذ قال لقومهBut the answer of his people
فما كان جواب قومهAnd among the benefits of the verse in His saying:
My Lord, help me
رب انصرنيHe lifts his hand towards the sky (and thus makes the supplication): "O Lord, O Lord,"
يمُدُّ يديه إلى السماء يا ربّ يا ربThen He, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And when Our messengers came to Abraham with the good tidings, they said, "Indeed, we will destroy the people of that Lot's city. Indeed, its people have been wrongdoers."
وَلَمَّا جَاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ بِالْبُشْرَى قَالُوا إِنَّا مُهْلِكُوا أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ إِنَّ أَهْلَهَا كَانُوا ظَالِمِينَThe student: .....
The Shaykh : Yes, correct. It is also derived from this, and this is an important benefit: the permissibility of supplicating against a people if hope for their reform is lost and they have rebelled with extreme rebellion. For this reason, when they said
Bring us the punishment of Allah
ائتنا بعذاب اللهAnd Noah said, "My Lord, do not leave upon the earth from among the disbelievers an inhabitant.
وَقَالَ نُوحٌ رَبِّ لا تَذَرْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ مِنَ الْكَافِرِينَ دَيَّارًاO Allah, send on them (famine-drought) years like the (famine-drought) years of (the Prophet) Yusuf (Joseph).
اللهم اجعلْها عليهم سِنِين كسِنِيّ يوسفThe student: Because it is not necessary, for he supplicated to be helped.
The Shaykh : ... But when we reflect on the verse, we find that he intended help against them by what they challenged him with, which is their saying: "Bring us the punishment of Allah." And merely his saying: