Explanation of the Author's Statement: It contains issues: The second: Exegesis of the verse of al-Bara'ah. The third: Exegesis of the verse of al-'Ankabut.
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The Shaykh :[At-Tawbah 9:18] And we clarified that the point of this verse is His saying: [At-Tawbah 9:18] And fear must be for Allah alone. Yes.
The reader: "The third: Exegesis of the verse of al-'Ankabut".
The Shaykh : It is[Al-'Ankabut 29:10] fleeing from the religion of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, out of fear of the harm of people. And this is the point of relevance to the chapter. Yes.
The reader: "The fourth: That certainty weakens and strengthens".
The Shaykh : Where are they taken from?
The student: From the hadith
The Shaykh : From the hadith And it has preceded us that this is the reality: that certainty weakens and strengthens due to the causes of strength and causes of weakness that occur in the servant. And I think we cited the saying of Ibrahim (peace be upon him): Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We do not say his certainty is weak.
The questioner : Ah?
The Shaykh : We say his certainty is weak.
The questioner : We said that certainty is the highest rank...
The Shaykh : Yes, so we say that certainty weakens and strengthens as indicated by the hadith, and likewise faith weakens and strengthens.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, even if it does not weaken in reality, even if it reaches the highest ranks, this highest rank can also [weaken]. Yes.
The reader: "The fifth: The sign of its weakness, and among that are these three".
The Shaykh : And it is, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And that you praise them for the provision of Allah, and that you blame them for what Allah has not given you. These three. Yes.
The reader: "The sixth: That sincerity of fear for Allah is among the obligations".
The Shaykh : From where do we take this?
The student: He feared none but Allah.
The Shaykh : No, no. Sincerity of fear for Allah is among the obligations. Sincerity from His saying: The apparent [meaning].
The student: From the hadith.
The Shaykh : From the hadith.
The reader: "The seventh: Mention of the reward for one who does it".
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, and he is
The student: May Allah be pleased with him.
The Shaykh : The pleasure of Allah for him and the pleasure of people for him, so he will have the good outcome. Unlike the first one who hopes in people and attaches his hope to them, seeking their pleasure with the anger of Allah. Then matters turn against him, and he does not attain his objective. Rather, Allah becomes angry with him, and He makes people angry with him. Yes.
The reader: "The eighth: Mention of the punishment for one who leaves it".
The Shaykh : As we indicated.
And the summary of the chapter is: that it is obligatory for a person to make the fear of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, above every source of fear, and not to care about anyone in the Shari'ah of Allah, Exalted is He. And that he should know that if he seeks the pleasure of Allah, Exalted is He, even if people are angry with him, the outcome is for him. And that if he attaches himself to people and seeks their pleasure and does not care about the pleasure of Allah, circumstances turn against him, and he does not attain his objective. Rather, he gets the opposite of his objective: Allah becomes angry with him, and He makes people angry with him. Yes.
The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakah and do not fear except Allah
إنما يعمر مساجد الله من آمن بالله واليوم والآخر وأقام الصلاة وآتى الزكاة ولم يخش إلا اللهand do not fear except Allah
ولم يخش إلا اللهThe reader: "The third: Exegesis of the verse of al-'Ankabut".
The Shaykh : It is
And of the people are some who say, "We believe in Allah," but when one [of them] is harmed for [the cause of] Allah, they consider the trial of the people as [if it were] the punishment of Allah.
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَقُولُ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ فَإِذَا أُوذِيَ فِي اللَّهِ جَعَلَ فِتْنَةَ النَّاسِ كَعَذَابِ اللَّهِThe reader: "The fourth: That certainty weakens and strengthens".
The Shaykh : Where are they taken from?
The student: From the hadith
The Shaykh : From the hadith
Among the weakness of certainty is that you please people with the anger of Allah.
إن من ضعف اليقين أن ترضي الناس بسخط اللهYes, but to make my heart at ease.
بلى ولكن ليطمئن قلبيThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : We do not say his certainty is weak.
The questioner : Ah?
The Shaykh : We say his certainty is weak.
The questioner : We said that certainty is the highest rank...
The Shaykh : Yes, so we say that certainty weakens and strengthens as indicated by the hadith, and likewise faith weakens and strengthens.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, even if it does not weaken in reality, even if it reaches the highest ranks, this highest rank can also [weaken]. Yes.
The reader: "The fifth: The sign of its weakness, and among that are these three".
The Shaykh : And it is, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And that you praise them for the provision of Allah, and that you blame them for what Allah has not given you. These three. Yes.
The reader: "The sixth: That sincerity of fear for Allah is among the obligations".
The Shaykh : From where do we take this?
The student: He feared none but Allah.
The Shaykh : No, no. Sincerity of fear for Allah is among the obligations. Sincerity from His saying:
Whoever seeks
من التمسThe student: From the hadith.
The Shaykh : From the hadith.
The reader: "The seventh: Mention of the reward for one who does it".
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest, and he is
The student: May Allah be pleased with him.
The Shaykh : The pleasure of Allah for him and the pleasure of people for him, so he will have the good outcome. Unlike the first one who hopes in people and attaches his hope to them, seeking their pleasure with the anger of Allah. Then matters turn against him, and he does not attain his objective. Rather, Allah becomes angry with him, and He makes people angry with him. Yes.
The reader: "The eighth: Mention of the punishment for one who leaves it".
The Shaykh : As we indicated.
And the summary of the chapter is: that it is obligatory for a person to make the fear of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, above every source of fear, and not to care about anyone in the Shari'ah of Allah, Exalted is He. And that he should know that if he seeks the pleasure of Allah, Exalted is He, even if people are angry with him, the outcome is for him. And that if he attaches himself to people and seeks their pleasure and does not care about the pleasure of Allah, circumstances turn against him, and he does not attain his objective. Rather, he gets the opposite of his objective: Allah becomes angry with him, and He makes people angry with him. Yes.