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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the benefits derived from the noble verse?

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Among its benefits: that righteous deeds vary, some distancing one from taqwa (mindfulness of Allah) and others bringing one closer to it. This establishes the differentiation of deeds. The differentiation of deeds is indicated by the Book, the Sunnah, and reason. Deeds vary, and the doers vary as well.
Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allah has promised the best [reward] لا يستوي منكم من أنفق من قبل الفتح وقاتل أولئك أعظم درجة من الذين أنفقوا من بعد وقاتلوا وكلا وعد الله الحسنى
[Al-Hadid 57:10]
Although they were all Companions, they were not equal. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Khalid ibn al-Walid when what occurred between him and 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf occurred:
Do not revile my Companions; by him in whose hand my soul is, if one of you contributed the amount of gold equivalent to Uhud, it would not amount to as much as the mudd of one of them, or half of it. لا تسبوا أصحابي فو الذي نفسي بيده لو أنفق أحدكم مثل أحد ذهبا ما بلغ مد أحدهم ولا نصيفه
Sunan Abi Dawud 4658Sahih (Al-Albani)
Who is saying this? Between whom? A Companion and another? What about those after them? So this is a difference in the doers. Likewise, there is a difference in the deeds.
Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled - and the mujahideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives لا يستوي القاعدون من المؤمنين غير أولي الضرر والمجاهدون في سبيل الله بأموالهم وأنفسهم
[An-Nisa 4:95]
And so on. Deeds differ in rank. I say that the differentiation of deeds necessitates the differentiation of the doers. This is the position of the people of the Sunnah and the community: that deeds differ in rank, that the doers differ in rank, and that faith increases and decreases. Among the benefits of this noble verse: the virtue of taqwa (mindfulness of Allah). Look how Allah (Mighty and Majestic) repeats taqwa in many verses, because in reality, Islam revolves around it. If a person fears his Lord, he will uphold the religion of Allah the Exalted in a manner that pleases Allah. Among the benefits of this noble verse: the warning of those who oppose the taqwa of Allah, as He said:
indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do. إن الله خبير بما تعملون
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
. Among the benefits of this noble verse: the vastness of Allah's knowledge, and that He (Glorified and Exalted is He) is aware of the inner realities of matters. Allah said about Himself:
He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate هو الأول والآخر والظاهر والباطن
[Al-Hadid 57:3]
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) explained the inner reality (batin) as that which has nothing beneath it. Nothing is beneath Allah. He sees everything, He knows everything, He is able to do everything, everything is in His control, and there is nothing beneath Him. This is close to His saying:
indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do. إن الله خبير بما تعملون
[Al-Ma'idah 5:8]
. Among the benefits of this noble verse: that Allah's knowledge encompasses the deed. Know that when "deed" is mentioned, it includes both speech and action. Be careful! When "deed" is mentioned, it refers to speech and action. Speech is a deed of what? A deed of the tongue, and action is a deed of the limbs. However, "action" is generally used for the deeds of the limbs only, while "deed" is used for both. Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah, that blessed creed: "Indeed, religion and faith are speech and action: speech of the heart and tongue, and action of the heart, tongue, and limbs." He assigned action to the heart and speech to it as well. And so it is. The speech of the heart is its affirmation, its belief, and its faith. Its action is its hope, its fear, its reliance, and the like. So there is a kind of movement of the heart in it, while speech is affirmation and belief.
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