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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Repeating the benefits of His saying, the Exalted: << هدى وبشرى للمؤمنين >>

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Guidance and glad tidings for the believers هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[Surat al-Naml:2] What can be derived from it, O Ali?
The student: That the Qur'an is guidance, meaning: a guide, meaning: it guides .... The meaning is that the Qur'an is a guide for people.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student:
And glad tidings for the believers وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[Surat al-Naml:2] And also that in this Book there is what brings glad tidings, meaning: what ... the believer with good ....

The Shaykh : It may be in your mind, but you did not know how to express it. And what did Yusuf say?
The student: ... relates to ...

The Shaykh : And what is derived from the verse
Guidance and glad tidings for the believers هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[al-Naml:2]
The student: That the Qur'an is guidance for the believers.

The Shaykh : Meaning: only the believers find guidance in it. Good. How do you reconcile this with His saying, the Exalted:
The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur'an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ
[al-Baqarah:185]?
The student: The intended meaning of "people" is the believers.

The Shaykh : The intended meaning is the believers? This is possible, as he says. Another possibility?
The student: That the verse qualified this.

The Shaykh : Is the verse more specific?
The student: More specific.

The Shaykh : Good. And you, Ahmad? Does anyone have an answer other than this?
The student: That the Qur'an is for people in general ....

The Shaykh : It can be said that "guidance for people" means that the guidance here is guidance of indication and direction; all people can seek guidance from it if they wish. Meaning: there is no deficiency in its indication, but the guidance of success is for the believers.. exclusively for the believers. Continue ....
The student: .....

The Shaykh : From the verse
Guidance and glad tidings for the believers هُدًى وَبُشْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[al-Naml:2].
The student: ....

The Shaykh : That it is good news for the believers about what?
The student: About Paradise ......

The Shaykh : About Paradise and what else?
The student: .... with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He ....

The Shaykh : Mustafa?
The student: ...good news.

The Shaykh : But good news for the believers about what.. it contains that the Qur'an is good news for the believers about what?
The student:
Guidance and good news هُدًى وَبُشْرَى
[al-Naml:2] Good news in this world, meaning with victory .... Allah, Mighty and Majestic, over them with good.

The Shaykh : Good news in this world with victory, and in the Hereafter?
The student: And in the Hereafter with Paradise and the pleasure of Allah, Mighty and Majestic.

The Shaykh : With what He has prepared for them of reward.
Good. What is the evidence, Abdullah, that it is good news for both matters?
The student: .....

The Shaykh : Yes, what is the evidence, because the commentator specified it as good news for the Hereafter.
The student: .....

The Shaykh : Do you have an opinion, review what has passed, meaning several times. Adam, take a question? Come on
Source alathar.net

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