Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Is not the religion pure for Allah? And those who take others besides Him as awliya (close friends of Allah) say: 'We do not worship them except to bring us closer to Allah.'"
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The Shaykh : Well, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said: [Az-Zumar 39:3] What is the meaning of this phrase from the verse?
The student: That is, Allah Mighty and Majestic commands His servants...
The Shaykh : It is not so.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not want to detail the meaning of the verse.
The student: It is an indication that Allah Blessed and Exalted has a pure religion.
The Shaykh : Pure from shirk (associating partners with Allah), and that any religion in which shirk has entered, Allah does not accept it. Yes, good. His saying:[Az-Zumar 39:3] How do we parse this phrase, Khalid?
The student: The waw is a letter of resumption. "Those who" is the subject.
The Shaykh : Yes, where is its predicate?
The student: Its predicate is the quoted speech of[Az-Zumar 39:3] The estimation is: They say... The predicate of "those who."
The Shaykh : How? You say: The predicate is the quoted speech, then you say "It is omitted, estimated as: They say what...?"
The student:[Az-Zumar 39:3] is the quoted speech.
The Shaykh : Where is the predicate of "those who"?
The student: It is omitted.
The Shaykh : A specific question.
The student: It is omitted.
The Shaykh : What is the estimation?
The student: They say.
The Shaykh : They say, yes, good. If they are saying[Az-Zumar 39:3], did they make the means here?
The student: It is the worship of the idols; they made it the means...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, but here they made the means the goal.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: ... They say we do not make it... but we make it a means.
The Shaykh : No, they said[Az-Zumar 39:3] So they worshipped them so that it would be a means to bring them closer to Allah. They made the means the goal, because the goal of drawing near to Allah is His worship. So here they inverted reality and made the means the goal. Good, is the state of some people at the graves like the state of these people?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, there are people who circumambulate the graves, make vows to them, prostrate to them, and say: These are awliya (close friends of Allah) who bring us closer to Allah, like the state of these people. And do these grave-worshippers exist?
The student: Now? Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : They exist now.
The student: Those who worship...
The Shaykh : ... I described to you the state of those who circumambulate the graves and worship them, and I said: Do they resemble the state of the polytheists? You said to me: Yes. So I say to you now: Do these people exist in the Islamic world now or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : They exist. Good, the author said: "[Az-Zumar 39:3] and among the Muslims." To what extent is this interpretation correct?
The student: ... And the correct view is that it means general...
The Shaykh : That Allah judges between them. The author says: "And among the Muslims." To what extent is this interpretation correct?
The student: It is not correct.
The Shaykh : It is not correct. What is the correct view?
The student: The correct view is that...
The Shaykh : Well done, it means between the disbelievers themselves. Good, can you, Ahmad, clarify for me an example of the disagreement of the disbelievers?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I mean, like a verse that testifies that there is disagreement between them.
The student: His saying, the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:19]
The Shaykh : No, this is on the Day of Resurrection. Their disagreement is on the Day of Resurrection, because Allah judges between them on the Day of Resurrection.
The student: Like His saying, the Exalted...:
The Shaykh : Well done, like the saying of those who were oppressed by those who were arrogant: ...[Saba 34:31], and there are multiple verses in this regard. Good, then Allah the Exalted said—and I think this is the beginning of today's lesson—: [Az-Zumar 39:3]
The student: The benefits, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The benefits? From here to what we have taken, did we take their benefits?
The student: We took[An-Nisa 4:105]
The Shaykh : Yes, but? So we will take the benefits, if Allah wills.
The student:[Az-Zumar 39:3]
The Shaykh : We did not explain it, correct, and it is so.
Unquestionably, for Allah is the pure religion
ألا لله الدين الخالصThe student: That is, Allah Mighty and Majestic commands His servants...
The Shaykh : It is not so.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not want to detail the meaning of the verse.
The student: It is an indication that Allah Blessed and Exalted has a pure religion.
The Shaykh : Pure from shirk (associating partners with Allah), and that any religion in which shirk has entered, Allah does not accept it. Yes, good. His saying:
And those who take protectors besides Him
والذين اتخذوا من دونه أولياءThe student: The waw is a letter of resumption.
The ones
الذينThe Shaykh : Yes, where is its predicate?
The student: Its predicate is the quoted speech of
We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah
ما نعبدهم إلا ليقربونا الى اللهThe Shaykh : How? You say: The predicate is the quoted speech, then you say "It is omitted, estimated as: They say what...?"
The student:
We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah
ما نعبدهم إلا ليقربونا الى اللهThe Shaykh : Where is the predicate of "those who"?
The student: It is omitted.
The Shaykh : A specific question.
The student: It is omitted.
The Shaykh : What is the estimation?
The student: They say.
The Shaykh : They say, yes, good. If they are saying
We only worship them that they may bring us nearer to Allah
ما نعبدُهم إلا ليقربونا إلى اللهThe student: It is the worship of the idols; they made it the means...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, but here they made the means the goal.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: ... They say we do not make it... but we make it a means.
The Shaykh : No, they said
We only worship them
ما نعبدهم إلاThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, there are people who circumambulate the graves, make vows to them, prostrate to them, and say: These are awliya (close friends of Allah) who bring us closer to Allah, like the state of these people. And do these grave-worshippers exist?
The student: Now? Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : They exist now.
The student: Those who worship...
The Shaykh : ... I described to you the state of those who circumambulate the graves and worship them, and I said: Do they resemble the state of the polytheists? You said to me: Yes. So I say to you now: Do these people exist in the Islamic world now or not?
The student: Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : They exist. Good, the author said: "
Indeed, Allah will judge between them
إن الله يحكم بينهمThe student: ... And the correct view is that it means general...
The Shaykh : That Allah judges between them. The author says: "And among the Muslims." To what extent is this interpretation correct?
The student: It is not correct.
The Shaykh : It is not correct. What is the correct view?
The student: The correct view is that...
The Shaykh : Well done, it means between the disbelievers themselves. Good, can you, Ahmad, clarify for me an example of the disagreement of the disbelievers?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I mean, like a verse that testifies that there is disagreement between them.
The student: His saying, the Exalted:
And those who were given the Scripture did not differ except after
وما اختلف الذين أوتوا الكتاب إلا مِن بعد ..The Shaykh : No, this is on the Day of Resurrection. Their disagreement is on the Day of Resurrection, because Allah judges between them on the Day of Resurrection.
The student: Like His saying, the Exalted...:
And the first of them said to the last of them: Our Lord, these misled us.
وقالت أولاهم لأخراهم ربنا هؤلاء أضلوناThe Shaykh : Well done, like the saying of those who were oppressed by those who were arrogant: ...
If not for you, we would have been believers."
لولا أنتم لكنا مؤمنينIndeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.
إنَّ الله لا يهدي من هو كاذب كفارThe student: The benefits, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The benefits? From here to what we have taken, did we take their benefits?
The student: We took
Indeed, We have revealed to you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth
إِنَّا أَنْزَلْنَا إِلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ بِالْحَقِّThe Shaykh : Yes, but? So we will take the benefits, if Allah wills.
The student:
Indeed, Allah does not guide he who is a liar and [confirmed] disbeliever.
إن الله لا يهدي من هو كاذب كفارThe Shaykh : We did not explain it, correct, and it is so.