A discussion on the meanings of the verse: “O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul…”
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I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:1] First, is this surah Meccan or Medinan?
The student: Meccan.
The Shaykh : With, yes, Yahya?
The student: Medinan.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between Meccan and Medinan? This is the correct view; this opinion is the correct one.
The Shaykh : His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:1] This is a description called a description of what?
The student: A revealing description.
The Shaykh : And what is the meaning of a revealing description?
The student: It clarifies something regarding lordship, that He created them.
The Shaykh : What is meant by the one soul?
The student: Either the species is meant, or the individual.
The Shaykh : If we say the species, the meaning is from one species; if we say the individual, Adam is meant, and this is the correct view.
The Shaykh : His saying:[An-Nisa 4:1] What is the meaning of ?
The Shaykh :[An-Nisa 4:1] He did not say “many women”; is this a case of sufficiency? Like His saying: [An-Nahl 16:81] meaning and the cold? Or is this a hint at something?
The Shaykh : His saying:[An-Nisa 4:1] Are there two recitations?
The student: Yes, and .
The Shaykh : What is the root of?
The student: You ask one another.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of asking by Allah? Does it mean intercession by Allah, making Allah an intercessor for you to this person?
The Shaykh : No, we do not want the ruling; what is the meaning of? Some of you ask others by Allah, like what?
The student: I ask you by Allah for such and such, or I invoke you by Allah, or something similar.
The Shaykh : What is the relationship between His saying:[An-Nisa 4:1] between the command to fear Allah and the fact that they ask by Him?
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:
O mankind, fear your Lord
يا أيها الناس اتقوا ربكم ...The student: Meccan.
The Shaykh : With
O people
يا أيها الناسThe student: Medinan.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between Meccan and Medinan? This is the correct view; this opinion is the correct one.
The Shaykh : His saying, the Exalted:
O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul
يا أيها الناس اتقوا ربكم الذي خلقكم من نفس واحدةwho created you
الذي خلقكمThe student: A revealing description.
The Shaykh : And what is the meaning of a revealing description?
The student: It clarifies something regarding lordship, that He created them.
The Shaykh : What is meant by the one soul?
The student: Either the species is meant, or the individual.
The Shaykh : If we say the species, the meaning is from one species; if we say the individual, Adam is meant, and this is the correct view.
The Shaykh : His saying:
and dispersed from both of them many men
وبث منهما رجالا كثيراAnd He spread from them
بث منهماThe Shaykh :
many men and women
رجالا كثيرا ونساءand has made for you garments which protect you from the heat
وجعل لكم سرابيل تقيكم الحرThe Shaykh : His saying:
through whom you ask one another, and the wombs
تساءلون به والأرحامThe student: Yes,
You ask one another
تساءلونYou ask one another
تساءلونThe Shaykh : What is the root of
You ask one another
تساءلونThe student: You ask one another.
The Shaykh : What is the meaning of asking by Allah? Does it mean intercession by Allah, making Allah an intercessor for you to this person?
The Shaykh : No, we do not want the ruling; what is the meaning of
You ask one another by Him
تساءلون بهThe student: I ask you by Allah for such and such, or I invoke you by Allah, or something similar.
The Shaykh : What is the relationship between His saying: