Continuation of the benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And with them are those whose eyes are cast down, as if they were hidden eggs.”
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Among the benefits of this noble verse is that if a woman looks at other than her husband, that is a trial, because Allah praised the women of Paradise by describing them as having their eyes cast down upon their husbands.
Branching from this is that it is obligatory for a person to consider his wife in this regard, such that he prevents her from gazing at others, whether this gazing is at a man directly or through the media.
Also branching from this benefit is that he should prevent her from going out to the markets except for a need, because if a woman goes out to the markets and sees the people, she may perhaps be pleased with one of them and her heart may become attached to him, causing her to turn away from her husband. And her love for her husband may become weak. Or perhaps— I say that he prevents her from watching men directly or through the media. He prevents her from watching the corrupt fashion magazines that result in evil and corruption. How many times have we been told about some women that when they look at such magazines and see a handsome man, they get up and kiss it. It was related to us that a woman was watching television and saw a man who pleased her, so she got up and kissed this television. But the women of the people of Paradise do not look at other than their husbands.
Among its benefits also, based on the second meaning of “eyes cast down,” is that the women of the people of Paradise are at the peak of perfection and beauty, such that a man does not look at anyone else, because she casts her gaze away from others.
Now, here Allah the Mighty and Majestic mentioned their physical attributes. Do they have moral attributes? The answer is yes. Allah the Exalted said:[Ar-Rahman 55:70] Good in character and beautiful in form. So the women of the people of Paradise are those who combine outward beauty and inward beauty. Good.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the beauty of the eyes of these women, due to His saying “eyes.” The beauty of the eye consists of the beauty of its shape, its width, its roundness, the intensity of its blackness in the intensity of its whiteness, and other things that constitute beauty in the eye.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the use of a beautifying simile, due to His saying:[As-Saffat 37:49] This is a beautifying simile, the opposite of the disparaging simile, such as His saying the Exalted: [As-Saffat 37:65] So His saying: [As-Saffat 37:49] is intended to beautify these women.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the argumentation by analogy. Is it possible?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: By the simile.
The Shaykh : By the simile, the use of analogy is derived from it, because analogy is attaching a branch to a root, that is, likening it to the ruling and giving it its ruling.
Branching from this is that it is obligatory for a person to consider his wife in this regard, such that he prevents her from gazing at others, whether this gazing is at a man directly or through the media.
Also branching from this benefit is that he should prevent her from going out to the markets except for a need, because if a woman goes out to the markets and sees the people, she may perhaps be pleased with one of them and her heart may become attached to him, causing her to turn away from her husband. And her love for her husband may become weak. Or perhaps— I say that he prevents her from watching men directly or through the media. He prevents her from watching the corrupt fashion magazines that result in evil and corruption. How many times have we been told about some women that when they look at such magazines and see a handsome man, they get up and kiss it. It was related to us that a woman was watching television and saw a man who pleased her, so she got up and kissed this television. But the women of the people of Paradise do not look at other than their husbands.
Among its benefits also, based on the second meaning of “eyes cast down,” is that the women of the people of Paradise are at the peak of perfection and beauty, such that a man does not look at anyone else, because she casts her gaze away from others.
Now, here Allah the Mighty and Majestic mentioned their physical attributes. Do they have moral attributes? The answer is yes. Allah the Exalted said:
In them are good and beautiful women -
فيهن خيرات حسانAmong the benefits of this noble verse is the beauty of the eyes of these women, due to His saying “eyes.” The beauty of the eye consists of the beauty of its shape, its width, its roundness, the intensity of its blackness in the intensity of its whiteness, and other things that constitute beauty in the eye.
Among the benefits of this noble verse is the use of a beautifying simile, due to His saying:
As if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.
كأنهن بيض مكنونIts emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
طلعها كأنه رؤوس الشياطينAs if they were [delicate] eggs, well-protected.
كأنهن بيض مكنونAmong the benefits of this noble verse is the argumentation by analogy. Is it possible?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : By what?
The student: By the simile.
The Shaykh : By the simile, the use of analogy is derived from it, because analogy is attaching a branch to a root, that is, likening it to the ruling and giving it its ruling.