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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Except for the servants of Allah who are sincere, * Those are the ones who will have a known provision, * Fruits, and they will be honored, * In the Gardens of Delight.”

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Among the benefits of these verses is that the Qur'an is *mathani* (repeated), in which meanings are repeated so that a person is between fear and hope, if we call it encouragement and warning, as in these verses:
But not the chosen servants of Allah. إلا عباد الله المخلصين
[As-Saffat 37:40]

Among the benefits of this noble verse is the honor of those who carry out the command of Allah, where Allah attributed them to His servitude in His saying:
But not the chosen servants of Allah. إلا عباد الله المخلصين
[As-Saffat 37:40]
There is no doubt that it is an honor for a person to be attributed to the worship of Allah. For this reason, Allah the Exalted describes His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) with the attribute of servitude in his most noble stations. He described him with servitude when mentioning the revelation of the Qur'an upon him:
Blessed is He who sent down the Criterion upon His Servant تبارك الذي نزل الفرقان على عبده
[Al-Furqan 25:1]
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant وإن كنتم في ريب مما نزلنا على عبدنا
[Al-Baqarah 2:23]
He described him with servitude in the station of the Night Journey and the Ascension:
Exalted is He who took His Servant by night from al-Masjid al-Haram سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلا من المسجد الحرام
[Al-Isra 17:1]
And He said regarding the Ascension:
So He revealed to His servant what He revealed فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى
He described him with servitude in the station of defending him:
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof وإن كنتم في ريب مما نزلنا على عبدنا فاتوا بسورة من مثله
[Al-Baqarah 2:23]
This is a form of challenge to those who denied the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to bring forth the like of what he brought. So, the servitude of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is undoubtedly an honor for the worshipper. The poet says:
“So do not call me except ‘O His Servant,’ for it is the noblest of my names”
I seek refuge in Allah. This indicates that servitude to the Beloved is among the noblest and sweetest things for the worshipper.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) bestows upon whom He wills, making them sincere for Himself so that they are not servants of anyone else, as He the Exalted said:
But not the chosen servants of Allah. إلا عباد الله المخلصين
[As-Saffat 37:40]
This is more eloquent than “the sincere ones,” although each has a merit. But the one whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) made sincere for Himself, so that he had no will except for his Lord, is more eloquent. He said:
But not the chosen servants of Allah. إلا عباد الله المخلصين
[As-Saffat 37:40]

Among the benefits of this noble verse is that the servants of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) are divided into two categories: sincere servants and non-sincere servants. The servants in the sense of the servitude of divine decree are not sincere; rather, they are like livestock, or even more astray. As for the servants of Allah in the sense of legislated worship, these are the sincere ones.
Among the benefits of the verses is that these sincere ones have a provision from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that is known to Him and known to them:
Those are the ones who will have a known provision أولئك لهم رزق معلوم
Known to Allah and known to them. For Allah the Exalted informed His servants of what they will attain on the Day of Resurrection in terms of types of reward. Now, if someone asks: Is it known in reality or in meaning? The answer is that it is known in meaning. As for the reality, it is not known. That is, we do not know the essence of this bliss or this provision, as Allah the Exalted said:
And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do. فَلا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌ مَا أُخْفِيَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍ جَزَاءً بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
[Surah As-Sajdah: 17] And as He the Exalted said in the Holy Hadith:
I have prepared for My righteous slaves (such excellent things) as no eye has ever seen, nor an ear has ever heard nor a human heart can ever think of. أعددت لعبادي الصالحين ما لا عين رأت ولا أذن سمعت ولا خطر على قلب بشر
Sahih al-Bukhari 7498
So we do not know of the bliss of the Hereafter except the names only. As for the realities, they are not known, as Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “There is nothing in Paradise from what is in this world except the names” Fruits, dates, pomegranates, but the realities differ greatly. So it is known in meaning, not known in reality and essence, because that is not perceived except with true certainty. Yes.
Among the benefits of the noble verses is that the people of Paradise eat this provision for enjoyment and delight, not for sustenance that they need, as He said:
Fruits فواكه
In this world, a person eats food sometimes for sustenance out of need, and sometimes for enjoyment and pleasure. But in the Hereafter, all its food is for pleasure.
Among the benefits of the verses is that the people of Paradise are honored in three ways, which we mentioned yesterday: from Allah, from the angels, and from the servants, the young men. So they are honored from every angle.
Among the benefits of the noble verse is that the reward of Allah for the doer of good is far greater than his deed, is it not? Because our goodness in deeds, if it were compared to the reward of Allah, it would be nothing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And the space occupied by the whip of one of you in Paradise is better than the world and what is on it. لموضع سوط أحدكم في الجنة خير من الدنيا وما فيها
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1664Sahih (Darussalam)
And our goodness, however far it reaches, has a limit: death. But the reward of the Hereafter has no limit. So it becomes clear that the favor of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and His reward is far greater than the work of the worker. This is a verification of His saying the Exalted:
like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing. كمثل حبة أنبتت سبع سنابل في كل سنبلة مائة حبة والله يضاعف لمن يشاء والله واسع عليم
[Al-Baqarah 2:261]

Among the benefits of the noble verse is that Paradise has categories and types. Where is this taken from? From His saying:
In gardens في جنات
But they all share in being Gardens of Delight.
Among its benefits also is that Paradise is all delight for the body and delight for the heart. The delight of the heart is by joy, expansion, and constant happiness that is not affected by worry, grief, or sadness. And the body:
And they will be greeted with radiance and joy ولقاهم نضرة وسرورا
(8) [Other] faces, that Day, will show pleasure. (9) With their effort [they are] satisfied وجوه يومئذ ناعمة لسعيها راضية
[Al-Ghashiyah 88:8-9]
And other verses indicating the delight of this body. The body itself is delighted, and what it wears of adornment and jewelry is also delighted in.
Source alathar.net

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