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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Allah the Exalted said: << والذين ءامنوا وعملوا الصالحات لندخلنهم في الصالحين >

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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And those who believe and do righteous deeds - We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise]. وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ
[Al-'Ankabut 29:9]
Here is another reward, which is that He will admit them among the righteous. The lam in His saying:
We will surely admit them لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ
is a preparatory particle for the oath, and the nun is for emphasis, so the sentence is affirmed by three affirmers. And His saying:
We will surely admit them among the righteous [into Paradise]. لَنُدْخِلَنَّهُمْ فِي الصَّالِحِينَ
[Al-'Ankabut 29:9]
Are they not the righteous? The answer is: Yes, they are righteous.
those who believe and work righteousnessالذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات
Sunan Abi Dawud 5016Hasan in chain (Al-Albani)
But the intended meaning of "the righteous" is those who preceded them and guided them to good, and they are the prophets. The prophets, without a doubt, are among the righteous. The prophets, peace and blessings be upon them, would meet the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) during the Night of Ascension and say, "Welcome to the righteous brother and the righteous prophet," so they described him with righteousness. Likewise, in Surat al-Anbiya, He said:
all were of the patient. (86) And We admitted them into Our mercy. Indeed, they were of the righteous. وكلٌّ مِن الصَّابِرِين * وَأَدْخَلْنَاهُمْ فِي رَحْمَتِنَا إِنَّهُمْ مِنَ الصَّالِحِينَ
[Al-Anbiya :86] And there is no doubt that the most specific people in the description of righteousness are the prophets, because they are righteous and reformers, peace and blessings be upon them. The author, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "
among the righteous في الصالحين
the prophets and the awliya (close friends of Allah) by gathering them with us " His saying: "and the awliya" is questionable, because those who believed and did righteous deeds are the awliya. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ
[Al-Baqarah :257] And He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
Unquestionably, [for] the allies of Allah there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve أَلا إِنَّ أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ
[Yunus :62] And He, the Exalted, said:
Your ally is none but Allah and [therefore] His Messenger and those who have believed - those who establish prayer and give zakah إِنَّمَا وَلِيُّكُمُ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا الَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ الصَّلاةَ وَيُؤْتُونَ الزَّكَاةَ
[Al-Ma'idah :55] and so on. But yes, we will surely admit them among the prophets, because the rank of the prophets is higher than the rank of the awliya.
The student: .... and the prophets

The Shaykh : and the truthful ones and the martyrs and the righteous ..... because these are the most deserving, and Allah did not mention four categories in this verse, He only mentioned one category only .. the righteous, the prophets, or rather the categories are indeed four, those upon whom Allah bestowed favor: the prophets, and the messengers are included in them, and the truthful ones, and the martyrs, and the righteous, so this becomes general for the generality of the believers. But know that every righteous person is a wali (close friend of Allah), .. yes, because wilayah (friendship with Allah) is broader, so the prophets are among the awliya in the general sense, yes ..... the situation is that the author says that they will be gathered with them, meaning that on the Day of Resurrection they will be gathered with the prophets, or rather it does not mean that they are with them in the sense that they will be attached to their rank, for the prophets are higher than them, as Allah said
those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth فَأُوْلَئِكَ مَعَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَالصِّدِّيقِينَ
[Al-Nisa :69] and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is with the banner, and every one who believed in him will be gathered in his group.
Source alathar.net

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