If the path of Allah is one, what is your opinion regarding the noble verse: "And those who strive for Us, We will surely guide them to Our paths"?
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The questioner : Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How are the paths?[Al-'Ankabut 29:69] These paths are one path, what...?
The Shaykh : The paths are the legislations of the religion; for example, prayer is a path, zakah is a path, fasting is a path, and Hajj is a path, but they are all gathered by one thing, which is Islam.
The questioner : How does He guide them?
The Shaykh : It means He grants them success to act upon them after their explanation and clarity; that is, Allah guides them with guidance of knowledge, then with guidance of practice.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : How are the paths?
And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways
والذين جاهدوا فينا لنهدينهم سُبلناThe Shaykh : The paths are the legislations of the religion; for example, prayer is a path, zakah is a path, fasting is a path, and Hajj is a path, but they are all gathered by one thing, which is Islam.
The questioner : How does He guide them?
The Shaykh : It means He grants them success to act upon them after their explanation and clarity; that is, Allah guides them with guidance of knowledge, then with guidance of practice.