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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (( ... and to Him is praise in the Hereafter ))

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Just as in this world, His awliya (close friends of Allah) praise Him when they enter Paradise. His saying:
and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter وله الحمد في الآخرة
[Saba 34:1]
Here, praise is specified for the Hereafter, even though He is praised in both this world and the Hereafter, as Allah the Exalted said in another verse:
To Him is [due all] praise in the first [life] and the Hereafter. And His is the [final] decision لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الأُولَى وَالآخِرَةِ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ
[al-Qasas:70] But He mentioned it because the manifestation of His praise in the Hereafter is clearer and more evident. In this world, there are those who deny the praise of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and disbelieve in it, seeing only that this world is a nature that interacts by itself and has no Manager. And whoever holds this belief, is it possible for him to praise Allah? Absolutely not. Even if he sees good and the repulsion of evil, he does not praise Allah because he does not acknowledge Him. But in the Hereafter, no one can do anything but praise Allah. So praise in the Hereafter is for Allah. Also, in the Hereafter, no one is praised except the rare few. Allah the Exalted said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station. عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا
[al-Isra:79] As for the rest of the people whom Allah the Exalted has not praised, they have no [standing] in the Hereafter. In this world, you praise whoever does good to you, but in the Hereafter, you do not praise your friend or your companion, unless that is after entering Paradise. Perhaps he might say:
and to Him belongs [all] praise in the Hereafter وله الحمد في الآخرة
[Saba 34:1]
Just as in this world, meaning just as He has praise in this world. And it seems the author, may Allah have mercy on him, by this estimation, is saying that he omitted the other part because the context implies it, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and has made for you garments which protect you from the heat وَجَعَلَ لَكُمْ سَرَابِيلَ تَقِيكُمُ الْحَرَّ
[al-Nahl:81] Meaning, and the cold. His saying: "His awliya (close friends of Allah) praise Him when they enter Paradise" Yes, Allah the Exalted said:
And they will say, "Praise to Allah, who has fulfilled for us His promise and made us inherit the earth وَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي صَدَقَنَا وَعْدَهُ وَأَوْرَثَنَا الأَرْضَ
[al-Zumar:74] But the correct view is that He is praised even for the recompense of the disbelievers. For Allah the Exalted, at the end of Surat al-Zumar, when He mentioned the driving of the people of the Fire to the Fire and the driving of the people of Paradise to Paradise, said:
And it will be judged between them in truth, and it will be said, "[All] praise to Allah, Lord of the worlds." وَقُضِيَ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْحَقِّ وَقِيلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
[al-Zumar:75] For Allah the Exalted is praised for the perfection of His justice, the perfection of His grace, and His recompense of the people of the Fire. From what perspective? From the perspective of justice, so He is praised for that. He said: "His awliya (close friends of Allah) praise Him when they enter Paradise"
Source alathar.net

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