Explanation of the author's statement: And his saying: (So Allah will bring a people whom He loves and who love Him)
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The Shaykh : He says, and his saying: [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] We will complete the discussion [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] What is the grammatical position of the fā' here?
[Al-Ma'idah 5:54] It occurs in the answer to the condition, meaning if you turn back from the religion of Allah, then that does not harm Allah in any way [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] And this is like His saying [Muhammad 47:38] So whoever turns back from the religion of Allah, Allah does not care about him, for Allah the Exalted is rich in Himself without him; rather, He removes him and brings one better than him [Muhammad 47:38] Rather, they will be better than you [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] In place of you And if they love Allah and He loves them, they will carry out His obedience.
[Al-Ma'idah 5:54] The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) taught us how to deal with the disbeliever with dignity, saying: Bulugh al-Maram 16:10 If you meet the Jews and the Christians, even if they are a thousand and you are ten, say, "By Allah, and retreat from the gathering, O people, retreat and retreat from the gathering, and make room for them." Do we say this? No, we do not break this gathering until we force them into the narrowest path. We show them dignity, not by ourselves, for we are human and they are human, but by our religion, so that it becomes clear to them that the religion of Islam is the manifest one, and that the one who holds fast to it is the noble one. We do not show them weakness.
[Al-Ma'idah 5:54] They strive in the cause of Allah. Against whom? Against everyone who stands against the religion of Allah, whether a disbeliever, an open sinner, an atheist, or a deviant; they strive against them. And they give each person the weapon that befits him: whoever fights them with iron and fire, they fight them with iron and fire; and whoever fights them with argument and verbal dispute, they argue with them in like manner. So they strive in Allah with every type of striving. [Al-Ma'idah 5:54] What do they say? "By Allah, if we do this, you will see people criticizing us." Yes, they say, "What is this fanatic? What is this extremist? What is wrong with this one?" They do not fear the blame of a blamer. They speak the truth, even if it is bitter, even if it is against themselves.
But they employ wisdom in this striving and aim to reach the goal, making the cause the second priority. If they see that the call requires delaying some matters, they delay them. If they see that the call requires softness in some circumstances, they employ softness, for what do they want? They want to reach a specific goal, and the means are according to what the situation requires. Do you understand?
Then Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:54] Good.
Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him
فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُAllah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him
فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُO you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُAllah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him
فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُAnd if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
وَإِنْ تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْماً غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُمْAnd if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.
وَإِنْ تَتَوَلَّوْا يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْماً غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لا يَكُونُوا أَمْثَالَكُمْwhoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth
مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍWhom He loves and who love Him
يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُhumble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers
أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَDo not initiate the saluting of Jews and Christians (when you meet them), and if you meet any of them on the road, force him to go to the narrowest part of the road (i.e. do not give way for them to pass, but keep going).
لا تبدؤوا اليهود والنصارى بالسلام وإذا لقيتموهم في طريق فاضطروهم إلى أضيقه[who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic
أَذِلَّةٍ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَعِزَّةٍ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ يُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَلا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لائِمٍand do not fear the blame of a critic
وَلا يَخَافُونَ لَوْمَةَ لائِمٍBut they employ wisdom in this striving and aim to reach the goal, making the cause the second priority. If they see that the call requires delaying some matters, they delay them. If they see that the call requires softness in some circumstances, they employ softness, for what do they want? They want to reach a specific goal, and the means are according to what the situation requires. Do you understand?
Then Allah the Exalted said: