Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((And We assigned for them companions, who adorned for them what was before them and what was behind them, and the word became true against them, as it had been true against nations before them, of the jinn and mankind, indeed they were losers))
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The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said: [Fussilat 41:25] ... What is the meaning of His saying Yes, what is its meaning?
The student: The mufassir said that its meaning is "We caused for them," and the correct meaning is "We prepared for them."
The Shaykh : Yes, and what is the plural of?
The student: The plural of is mankind and the jinn.
The Shaykh : Yes, Muhammad?
The student: Yes, for this world
The Shaykh :؟
The student: From the Hereafter.
The Shaykh : Is the Hereafter behind them or in front of them?
The student: In front of them, but here it also comes to mean "in front," as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:79].
The Shaykh : That is, "behind" and "rear" can come to mean "in front," as in the verse you mentioned. Now, what is the meaning of "adorned for them" in this world?
The student: The adorning for them in this world is in two states: either they deny the resurrection, or they give them false hopes.
The Shaykh : No, no, they adorned for them what was before them in this world.
The student: Yes, the adorning in this world is whispering to them with desires.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: ... with desires.
The Shaykh : And giving false hopes that Allah will forgive them, and the like of that. Now, how is the adorning?
The student: The adorning is in two states: the first is by denying the resurrection, and the second is by giving them false hopes that they will have the best in the Hereafter.
The Shaykh : Okay, denying the resurrection... that they said, "Do not fear, there is no resurrection." Yes.
The student: Does this apply to the atheists?
The Shaykh : Or that they said, "If you are resurrected, you will have the best with Allah." Now, may Allah bless you. His saying: What is its estimation? ?
The student: In the phrase "nations."
The Shaykh : Why did we not say: for the preposition of place, and is the place? Yes.
The student: If we said it is for the preposition of place, it would indicate that the nation is not included in the punishment and the torment. If we say: in the phrase "nations" ....
The Shaykh : Other than this.
Another student: If we say, the meaning is: participants with all nations, and the meaning is that they are a nation, meaning
The Shaykh : And they are a distinct nation, so the meaning is: in the phrase "nations."
And We appointed for them companions who made attractive to them what was before them and what was behind them [of sin], and the word has come into effect upon them among nations which had passed on before them of jinn and men. Indeed, they [all] were losers.
وَقَيَّضْنَا لَهُمْ قُرَنَاءَ فَزَيَّنُوا لَهُمْ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَحَقَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْقَوْلُ فِي أُمَمٍ قَدْ خَلَتْ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَالإِنسِ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا خَاسِرِينَWe assigned for them
قيضنا لهمThe student: The mufassir said that its meaning is "We caused for them," and the correct meaning is "We prepared for them."
The Shaykh : Yes, and what is the plural of
the companions
القرناءThe student: The plural of
companion
قرينThe Shaykh : Yes,
what is before them
ما بين أيديهمThe student: Yes,
what is before them
ما بين أيديهمThe Shaykh :
and what is behind them
وما خلفهمThe student: From the Hereafter.
The Shaykh : Is the Hereafter behind them or in front of them?
The student: In front of them, but here it also comes to mean "in front," as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by force.
وكان وراءهم ملك يأخذ كل سفينة غصبًاThe Shaykh : That is, "behind" and "rear" can come to mean "in front," as in the verse you mentioned. Now, what is the meaning of "adorned for them" in this world?
The student: The adorning for them in this world is in two states: either they deny the resurrection, or they give them false hopes.
The Shaykh : No, no, they adorned for them what was before them in this world.
The student: Yes, the adorning in this world is whispering to them with desires.
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: ... with desires.
The Shaykh : And giving false hopes that Allah will forgive them, and the like of that. Now, how is the adorning?
and what is behind them
وما خلفهمThe student:
and what is behind them
وما خلفهمThe Shaykh : Okay, denying the resurrection... that they said, "Do not fear, there is no resurrection." Yes.
The student: Does this apply to the atheists?
The Shaykh : Or that they said, "If you are resurrected, you will have the best with Allah." Now, may Allah bless you. His saying:
in nations
في أممin nations
في أممand the word became true against them in nations
وحق عليهم القول في أممThe student: In the phrase "nations."
The Shaykh : Why did we not say:
in
فيnations
أممThe student: If we said it is for the preposition of place, it would indicate that the nation is not included in the punishment and the torment. If we say: in the phrase "nations" ....
The Shaykh : Other than this.
Another student: If we say
in nations
في أممThe Shaykh : And they are a distinct nation, so the meaning is: in the phrase "nations."