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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A continuation of the benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (( ... He is the Truth and He guides to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy ))

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A beacon and guidance by which people find their way and by which they are illuminated, as He said:
and it guides to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy. ويهدي إلى صراط العزيز الحميد
[Saba 34:6]
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And among the benefits of this noble verse is that whoever seeks guidance from other than Him will go astray. For if He is the One who guides to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy, then if you seek guidance from other than Him who contradicts Him, you will not be guided to the path of the Mighty, the Praiseworthy. This is why, when the people of innovation sought to reach the Creator through a means other than the Qur'an, what happened to them? They went astray, they became lost, and they remained confused and agitated. Good.
And among the benefits of this noble verse is that whoever holds fast to this Qur'an attains might and praise, meaning he becomes mighty and praiseworthy, as He said:
to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy - إلى صراط العزيز الحميد
[Ibrahim 14:1]
. He did not say "to the path of Allah," but rather He said:
to the path of the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy - إلى صراط العزيز الحميد
[Ibrahim 14:1]
, indicating that whoever holds fast to this Qur'an has might and has praise; he is praised for his actions, his speech, and his abstention.
And among its benefits is the affirmation of these two names for Allah (Mighty and Majestic), namely al-Aziz (the Mighty) and al-Hamid (the Praiseworthy). And we said that the might by which Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is described has three types. Muhammad?
The student: .......

The Shaykh : The decree, oh Allah, oh Muhammad, do you see if it returns, is it not so? The might of prevention, correct, the might of the decree, and the might of overpowering and the might of prevention, yes. Good. Explain them?
The student: ...... And as for the might of overpowering, it is like the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):
and he overpowered me in speech." وعزني في الخطاب
[Sad 38:23]
, meaning He overpowered me, ......

The Shaykh : Good, you have done well.
Good. Al-Hamid (the Praiseworthy) is among the names of Allah, and it is derived from al-Hamd (praise). Is it in the meaning of the active participle or the passive participle? The brother.
Regarding the might and the affirmation of praise for Allah, there is a phrase among people that says: "The praise by which good deeds are completed, other than which no praise is due for what is disliked." What do you say about this phrase? It is not appropriate, because you are making a complete declaration that you dislike what Allah has decreed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when something that pleased him happened, said:
Al-hamdu lillahil-ladhi bi ni'matihi tatimmus-salihat (Praise is to Allah by Whose grace good deeds are completed) الحمد الذي بنعمته تتم الصالحات
Sunan Ibn Majah 3803Da'if (Darussalam)
. And when something he disliked happened, he said:
Al-Hamdulillah 'Ala Kulli Hal (All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance). الحمد لله على كل حال
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2738Hasan (Darussalam)
, and he did not mention anything disliked. Therefore, it is necessary for us to warn the one who spoke with this phrase; we say, "My brother, do not say this. This indicates that you are not pleased with the decree of Allah. Say, 'Praise be to Allah in all circumstances.' Is it clear now? We know that Allah is the Lord of everything, and this includes dogs, pigs, insects, and the like. But is it appropriate to say that Allah is the Lord of dogs, the Lord of pigs, and the Lord of insects? This is not from proper conduct, as the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and others have stated. So here there is a difference between generalization and specification. Therefore, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Al-Hamdulillah 'Ala Kulli Hal (All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance). الحمد لله على كل حال
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2738Hasan (Darussalam)
. Yes, that is the end of the time.
Source alathar.net

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