Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And those who avoid the taghut so as not to worship it, and who turn to Allah, for them is the good news. So give good news to My servants” * “who listen to the statement and then follow the best of it. Those are the ones whom Allah has guided, and those are the people of understanding” * “Is he upon whom the word of punishment has become binding one whom you can save from the Fire?”
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said in the context of the verses—pay attention to the context of the verses in which the speech is about the people of truth and the people of falsehood—He said: [Az-Zumar 39:19] This is the beginning of the discussion. Yes, what is meant by the “word of punishment,” O Hidayatullah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What is meant by the “word of punishment”?
The student: This is what we took.
The Shaykh : We took it and mentioned the correct view in this.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How did we take it? Yes.
The student:[Yunus 10:96] ... [Hud 11:119]
The Shaykh : The author proceeded on the basis that what is meant by it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Hud 11:119] And it appears that what is meant by it is [Yunus 10:96] Now, the one before it, [Az-Zumar 39:17-18], is this?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Now, the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Az-Zumar 39:17] This clause is conjoined to what, Mazen? To what is it conjoined?
The student: The good news.
The Shaykh : No, and they turned to Allah.
The student: They avoided the taghut.
The Shaykh : According to his statement, avoiding the taghut, meaning they combined this and that. Now, his saying: What is the grammatical position of the clause?
The student: It is in the position of nominative, in the position of nominative, it is the predicate, the predicate of “those who.”
The Shaykh : The predicate of “those who avoided.”
The Shaykh : What is meant by the good news, Khalid?
The student: The good news here is...
The Shaykh : The author’s statement.
The student: Paradise.
The Shaykh : What is meant by it is Paradise, and the correct view is...
The student: That it includes Paradise and includes the Fire, everything that was upon... the good news.
The Shaykh : What is the evidence that this is the correct view, the generality?
The student: That the alif is for comprehensiveness.
The Shaykh : Here, it may be that what is meant by the covenant is...
The student: ... it conveys a greater meaning.
The Shaykh : But we need evidence.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And others.
The student: For those who do good, the good and more.
The student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: We say the good news is the glad tidings, so it encompasses all people.
The student: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among the good news of the believer is the good dream he sees.
The Shaykh : In the Qur'an:[Yunus 10:64] And the best of what interprets the Qur'an is the Qur'an. His saying: How was it broken, and it is the object?
The student: Here the yaa of the speaker is omitted.
The Shaykh : And its original form is...
The student: Its original form is “give good news to My servants.”
The Shaykh : Yes, what is meant by “servants” here? Those who worshipped specifically or in general?
The student: Specifically.
The Shaykh : Specifically, why?
The student: Because here it is mentioned “so give good news to My servants,” the giving of good news is not for servants except... secondly,
The Shaykh : Except for servants in the specific meaning.
The student: And also he attached it to the yaa of the speaker.
The Shaykh : Those who, no, this is not it.
If it were a collective noun, it might include them, but “those who listen” also specifies it. What is mentioned is that it is from the good news, and the second is “those who listen to the statement.” Now, he says: Abdullah, What does it convey?
The student: The good statement.
The Shaykh : The good, how is it good when he says “the best”?
The student: The best of it...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Because they listen to the good statement and then follow the best.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning they are not satisfied without perfection, or rather, on the correct view, they are not satisfied without the most perfect. Now, the statement, we mentioned that it is divided into four parts? What are they?
The student: It is following the statement.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: They hear the statement, it includes...
The Shaykh : We said it is divided into four parts.
The student: Yes, the remembrance.
The Shaykh : No, yes.
The student: A division from the aspect of obedience and from the aspect of following the statement and action.
The Shaykh : No, the statement is divided into four parts.
The student: I did not mention it.
The Shaykh : No, I mentioned it, if you answered, you know...
The student: It is mentioned, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Good and best, bad and worst.
The Shaykh : Now, did we mention this? No, we mentioned it. We said bad and worst, and idle talk, and good and best, five parts.
The student: Before we mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: We mentioned it before, not in the same verse.
The Shaykh : In any case, the important thing is that it passed by you... establishing the proof is sufficient once. Yes, in any case, the statement is divided into five parts: bad and worst, idle talk, good and best. They follow the best. And he cited as evidence the verse:[Al-Furqan 25:72] Yes, [Al-Qasas 28:55] Now, the saying of Allah the Exalted: Why did it come with the demonstrative for the distant?
The student: An indication of the highness of their rank.
The Shaykh : Yes, to the highness of their rank. Perfect, because they follow the best, so they are of the highest rank. Now, is there restriction in his saying:?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : A way.
The student: Knowledge. If the clause has both ends as definite, then it conveys restriction.
The Shaykh : Perfect. Come forward, O Muhammad, come forward. May Allah reward you with good. And the books and their chains, now, his saying: The word “awliya” means what?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And “al-albaab.”
The student: “Al-albaab” means the intellects.
The Shaykh : Its meaning is the intellects, its meaning is the intellects, or is it “possessors of intellects”? The intellects. Now, why is the intellect called “albaab”?
The student: Because it is... other than it...
The Shaykh : Meaning, he made it “albaab,” meaning whoever does not have intellect is just husks, nothing happens. Now, if someone says there are people of intellect who do not follow the best statement?
The student: This is intellect of perception, not intellect of guidance.
The Shaykh : And not intellect of guidance. Perfect. And the praise is for which of the two intellects?
The student: For the intellect of guidance.
The Shaykh : For the intellect of guidance. Perfect. May Allah bless you. As for the benefits, we took them. Now, to...
The student: ...
Then, is one who has deserved the decree of punishment
أفمن حق عليه كلمة العذابThe student: ...
The Shaykh : What is meant by the “word of punishment”?
The student: This is what we took.
The Shaykh : We took it and mentioned the correct view in this.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : How did we take it? Yes.
The student:
those upon whom the word of your Lord has come into effect
الذين حقت عليهم كلمة ربكI will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together."
لأملأن جهنم من الجنة والناس أجمعينThe Shaykh : The author proceeded on the basis that what is meant by it is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together."
لأملأن جهنم من الجنة والناس أجمعينIndeed, those upon whom the word of your Lord has come into effect will not believe,
إن الذين حقت عليهم كلمة ربك لا يؤمنونSo give good tidings to My servants
فبشر عباد الذين يسمعونThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Now, the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings
وأنابوا الى الله لهم البشرىThe student: The good news.
The Shaykh : No, and they turned to Allah.
The student: They avoided the taghut.
The Shaykh : According to his statement, avoiding the taghut, meaning they combined this and that. Now, his saying:
for them is the good news
لهم البشرىThe student: It is in the position of nominative, in the position of nominative, it is the predicate, the predicate of “those who.”
The Shaykh : The predicate of “those who avoided.”
The Shaykh : What is meant by the good news, Khalid?
The student: The good news here is...
The Shaykh : The author’s statement.
The student: Paradise.
The Shaykh : What is meant by it is Paradise, and the correct view is...
The student: That it includes Paradise and includes the Fire, everything that was upon... the good news.
The Shaykh : What is the evidence that this is the correct view, the generality?
The student: That the alif is for comprehensiveness.
The Shaykh : Here, it may be that what is meant by the covenant is...
The student: ... it conveys a greater meaning.
The Shaykh : But we need evidence.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And others.
The student: For those who do good, the good and more.
The student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: We say the good news is the glad tidings, so it encompasses all people.
The student: The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said that among the good news of the believer is the good dream he sees.
The Shaykh : In the Qur'an:
For them are good tidings in the worldly life and in the Hereafter. No change is there in the words of Allah. That is what is the great attainment.
لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَى فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ هُوَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُSo give glad tidings to My servants
فبشر عبادThe student: Here the yaa of the speaker is omitted.
The Shaykh : And its original form is...
The student: Its original form is “give good news to My servants.”
The Shaykh : Yes, what is meant by “servants” here? Those who worshipped specifically or in general?
The student: Specifically.
The Shaykh : Specifically, why?
The student: Because here it is mentioned “so give good news to My servants,” the giving of good news is not for servants except... secondly,
The Shaykh : Except for servants in the specific meaning.
The student: And also he attached it to the yaa of the speaker.
The Shaykh : Those who, no, this is not it.
If it were a collective noun, it might include them, but “those who listen” also specifies it. What is mentioned is that it is from the good news, and the second is “those who listen to the statement.” Now, he says:
and they follow the best of it
فيتبعون أحسنهand they follow the best of it
فيتبعون أحسنهThe student: The good statement.
The Shaykh : The good, how is it good when he says “the best”?
The student: The best of it...
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Because they listen to the good statement and then follow the best.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning they are not satisfied without perfection, or rather, on the correct view, they are not satisfied without the most perfect. Now, the statement, we mentioned that it is divided into four parts? What are they?
The student: It is following the statement.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: They hear the statement, it includes...
The Shaykh : We said it is divided into four parts.
The student: Yes, the remembrance.
The Shaykh : No, yes.
The student: A division from the aspect of obedience and from the aspect of following the statement and action.
The Shaykh : No, the statement is divided into four parts.
The student: I did not mention it.
The Shaykh : No, I mentioned it, if you answered, you know...
The student: It is mentioned, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Good and best, bad and worst.
The Shaykh : Now, did we mention this? No, we mentioned it. We said bad and worst, and idle talk, and good and best, five parts.
The student: Before we mentioned it.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: We mentioned it before, not in the same verse.
The Shaykh : In any case, the important thing is that it passed by you... establishing the proof is sufficient once. Yes, in any case, the statement is divided into five parts: bad and worst, idle talk, good and best. They follow the best. And he cited as evidence the verse:
and when they pass near ill speech, they pass by with dignity.
وإذا مروا باللغو مروا كراماAnd when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it
وإذا سمعوا اللغو أعرضوا عنهThose are the ones whom Allah has guided
أولئك الذين هداهم اللهThe student: An indication of the highness of their rank.
The Shaykh : Yes, to the highness of their rank. Perfect, because they follow the best, so they are of the highest rank. Now, is there restriction in his saying:
Those are the ones whom Allah has guided
أولئك الذين هداهم اللهThe student: Yes.
The Shaykh : A way.
The student: Knowledge. If the clause has both ends as definite, then it conveys restriction.
The Shaykh : Perfect. Come forward, O Muhammad, come forward. May Allah reward you with good. And the books and their chains, now, his saying:
And those are the ones of understanding
وأولئك هم أولواالألبابThe student: ...
The Shaykh : And “al-albaab.”
The student: “Al-albaab” means the intellects.
The Shaykh : Its meaning is the intellects, its meaning is the intellects, or is it “possessors of intellects”? The intellects. Now, why is the intellect called “albaab”?
The student: Because it is... other than it...
The Shaykh : Meaning, he made it “albaab,” meaning whoever does not have intellect is just husks, nothing happens. Now, if someone says there are people of intellect who do not follow the best statement?
The student: This is intellect of perception, not intellect of guidance.
The Shaykh : And not intellect of guidance. Perfect. And the praise is for which of the two intellects?
The student: For the intellect of guidance.
The Shaykh : For the intellect of guidance. Perfect. May Allah bless you. As for the benefits, we took them. Now, to...
The student: ...