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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the explanation of the verse: ((If they submit, then they have been guided...)).

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Then Allah the Exalted said:
If they submit فإن أسلموا
This is the beginning of the lesson.
And if they submit [in Islam], they are rightly guided فإن أسلموا فقد اهتدوا
[Ali 'Imran 3:20]
"If they submit" means they surrendered to Allah outwardly and inwardly. As for inwardly, it is by believing in what is obligatory to believe in, which are the six pillars that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) explained. Outwardly, it is by the actions of the limbs, which is Islam built on five pillars: testifying that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, giving zakah, fasting Ramadan, and performing Hajj to the House.
And if they submit [in Islam], they are rightly guided فإن أسلموا فقد اهتدوا
[Ali 'Imran 3:20]
"They have been guided" with the guidance of success, just as they were guided with the guidance of indication. The guidance of indication encompasses all of creation; there is no people except that Allah has guided them with the guidance of indication.
And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner. وإن من أمة إلا خلا فيها نذير
[Fatir 35:24]
But the guidance of success is that which some people were deprived of, while others were granted it.
Then they have been guided فقد اهتدوا
That is, the guidance of success after the guidance of indication.
And if they turn away وإن تولوا
Meaning, they turned away from Islam, so they did not submit outwardly or inwardly. You have fulfilled what is required of you. For this reason, He said:
upon you is only the [duty of] notification فإنما عليك البلاغ
[Ali 'Imran 3:20]
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but if they turn away - then upon you is only the [duty of] notification وإن تولوا فإنما عليك البلاغ
[Ali 'Imran 3:20]
This clause is the answer to the condition in His saying:
If they turn away فإن تولوا
It implies restriction, meaning that what is required of you regarding them is nothing but what? Nothing but conveying the message. And the clear message has been conveyed by him (peace and blessings be upon him). As for guidance, it is in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had any control over the guidance of success, it would have been his uncle Abu Talib who would have been most eager for it or most likely to be guided through his hands. But it is not upon him to guide the people; rather, it is upon him to convey the message to the Ummah. If they are guided, it is for their own benefit; and if they do evil, it is against themselves.
And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants - والله بصير بالعباد
[Ali 'Imran 3:15]
"All-Seeing" of them means He is aware of their conditions and aware of their suitability, who is fit for guidance and who is not. The "sight" here is both the sight of vision and the sight of knowledge. Allah the Exalted is All-Seeing of the servants by vision; nothing of them is hidden from Him. And He is All-Seeing of the servants by knowledge; nothing of their conditions is hidden from Him.
And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants - والله بصير بالعباد
[Ali 'Imran 3:15]
"The servants" here includes all of creation, because there is nothing in the heavens and the earth, indeed, there is no one in the heavens and the earth except that they will come to the Most Merciful as a servant.
There is no one in the heavens and earth but that he comes to the Most Merciful as a servant. إن كل من في السموات والأرض إلا آتي الرحمن عبدا
[Maryam 19:93]
For this reason, He said:
And Allah is Seeing of [His] servants - والله بصير بالعباد
[Ali 'Imran 3:15]
If Allah is All-Seeing of the servants, and you have fulfilled what is required of you in conveying the message, then who will hold them accountable? Allah, as He the Exalted said:
upon you is only the [duty of] notification, and upon Us is the account. إنما عليك البلاغ وعلينا الحساب
[Ar-Ra'd 13:40]
In this verse, there are many benefits. First: that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was exposed to the argumentation of his enemies. From before? Correct? Okay, so let us start from
Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam إن الدين عند الله الإسلام
[Ali 'Imran 3:19]
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Source alathar.net

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