Discussion regarding the verse: “Say: Shall I inform you of something better than that? For those who fear Allah are gardens with their Lord, beneath which rivers flow, in which they will abide forever, and purified spouses…”

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah the Exalted said: to the end of it.

The Shaykh : What is meant by the interrogative here in His saying: Hajjaj? What is the intent of the interrogative?
The student: Arousing interest.

The Shaykh : Yes, is there a parallel? Because we want another example; you bring another example from the Qur’an?
The student:

The Shaykh : Well done.

The Shaykh : His saying: What is the position of this phrase relative to what came before it in meaning?
The student: An explanation.The Shaykh : An explanation of what?
The student: Of the good that is better than what came before.

The Shaykh : Well done. An explanation of who deserves this good, which is better than what came before.

The Shaykh : His saying: What does this “with” (indication of proximity) benefit?
The student: It magnifies this.

The Shaykh : Magnifies what? It honors it, right? Because what is with Allah is undoubtedly close to Him, so there is honor in that for him.

The Shaykh : What is meant by “Lordship” (rububiyyah) here, O ‘Umar?
The student: This is a specific Lordship.

The Shaykh : Specific? So Lordship is divided into two categories?
The student: General Lordship that encompasses all servants.

The Shaykh : Specific Lordship is specific to the believers, and more specific to the prophets and messengers. Well done.

The Shaykh : Can you bring us an example that combines both meanings? Yes, His saying, narrating the words of Pharaoh and Moses: Is this?
The student: General Lordship.

The Shaykh : Yes, specific Lordship is like this verse.

The Shaykh : Yes, “abiding forever” (khalid)?
The student: Yes, Allah combines it. His saying:

The Shaykh : Yes, perfect.

The Shaykh : His saying: What is the meaning of His saying: ? Do they flow on the surface of it and between the trees? How on the surface, when Allah says: ?

The Shaykh : Shaybah? They flow from beneath their trees and palaces.

The Shaykh : What are these rivers that flow? What are their types? Their types are four. Yes, from stagnant water, non-stagnant. Do you know what stagnant means? Non-changed, meaning. Do you know what stagnant means? Stagnant is the changed one. So non-stagnant is good. And rivers of milk, a delight for those who drink. No, its taste has not changed. And the third? And rivers of wine, a delight. From wine, a delight for those who drink. And rivers of pure honey. Well done, these are four.

The Shaykh : ‘Abd al-Munan, purified from what?
The student: From apparent impurity and hidden impurity.

The Shaykh : The tangible and the intangible filth.

The Shaykh : The tangible is like what? Menstruation, sweat, urine, and feces. And the intangible, the hidden, is like hatred, enmity, and envy.

The Shaykh : Does this include the spouses of this world?
The student: Yes, it includes them.

The Shaykh : It includes them, yes, meaning the spouses from the people of this world will be purified on the Day of Resurrection.

The Shaykh : His saying: There are two recitations in it, O ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Dawud?
The student: With the kasrah (short i) on the ra and with the dammah (short u) on it.

The Shaykh : With the kasrah on the ra and with the dammah on it: and Good.

The Shaykh : Which is greater, this enumerated bliss or the pleasure (ridwan)?
The student: The pleasure is better.

The Shaykh : The pleasure is undoubtedly better. What is the evidence? The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith: What is in the Qur’an?
The student:

The Shaykh : No, and what do you say?
The student:

The Shaykh : His saying: Well done.