In his statement: “O My servants, fear Allah,” does this include the disbeliever?
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The student: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “O My servants... taqwa... is an addition to faith...?”
The Shaykh : Now, is the disbeliever commanded to have taqwa?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, leaving disbelief is part of taqwa, because taqwa is taking precautions against the punishment of Allah, and faith is part of it. That is why the verse came in general terms:[Luqman 31:33] and another verse came: [Al-Hajj 22:1] [An-Nisa 4:1].
Listen, Bandar!
The student: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ 17 الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ 18 أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنْتَ تُنْقِذُ مَنْ فِي النَّارِ 19 لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ الْمِيعَادَ 20 أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَابِيعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَامًا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَذِكْرَى لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ 21 And those who avoid the Taghut so as not to worship it, and turn to Allah in repentance, for them is the good news. So give good news to My servants, namely those who listen to the statement and follow the best of it. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the people of understanding. Is it that the word of punishment has become binding upon you? Then can you save anyone who is in the Fire? But those who fear their Lord have rooms above which are rooms, with rivers flowing beneath them. This is the promise of Allah, and Allah does not break His promise. Have you not seen that Allah sent down water from the sky and caused it to flow as springs in the earth? Then He brings forth with it a crop of various colors, then it becomes dry and you see it yellowing, then He makes it broken stubble. Indeed, in that is a reminder for people of understanding.
The Shaykh : Now, is the disbeliever commanded to have taqwa?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, leaving disbelief is part of taqwa, because taqwa is taking precautions against the punishment of Allah, and faith is part of it. That is why the verse came in general terms:
O mankind, fear your Lord and fear a Day when no father will avail his son
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ وَاخْشَوْا يَوْمًا لَا يَجْزِي وَالِدٌ عَنْ وَلَدِهِO people
يا أيها الناسO mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌO mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُوا رَبَّكُمُ الَّذِي خَلَقَكُمْ مِنْ نَفْسٍ وَاحِدَةٍ وَخَلَقَ مِنْهَا زَوْجَهَاListen, Bandar!
The student: I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فَبَشِّرْ عِبَادِ 17 الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ هَدَاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمْ أُولُو الْأَلْبَابِ 18 أَفَمَنْ حَقَّ عَلَيْهِ كَلِمَةُ الْعَذَابِ أَفَأَنْتَ تُنْقِذُ مَنْ فِي النَّارِ 19 لَكِنِ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوْا رَبَّهُمْ لَهُمْ غُرَفٌ مِنْ فَوْقِهَا غُرَفٌ مَبْنِيَّةٌ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَعْدَ اللَّهِ لَا يُخْلِفُ اللَّهُ الْمِيعَادَ 20 أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنْزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَابِيعَ فِي الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ بِهِ زَرْعًا مُخْتَلِفًا أَلْوَانُهُ ثُمَّ يَهِيجُ فَتَرَاهُ مُصْفَرًّا ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُهُ حُطَامًا إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَذِكْرَى لِأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ 21 And those who avoid the Taghut so as not to worship it, and turn to Allah in repentance, for them is the good news. So give good news to My servants, namely those who listen to the statement and follow the best of it. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the people of understanding. Is it that the word of punishment has become binding upon you? Then can you save anyone who is in the Fire? But those who fear their Lord have rooms above which are rooms, with rivers flowing beneath them. This is the promise of Allah, and Allah does not break His promise. Have you not seen that Allah sent down water from the sky and caused it to flow as springs in the earth? Then He brings forth with it a crop of various colors, then it becomes dry and you see it yellowing, then He makes it broken stubble. Indeed, in that is a reminder for people of understanding.