Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: "Do you feel secure from the One in the heaven that He will cause the earth to swallow you up, and then it will shake? Or do you feel secure from the One in the heaven that He will send upon you a hailstorm?"
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The Shaykh : He said: "And His saying [Al-Mulk 67:16] No, by Allah, we do not feel secure; we do not feel secure from the punishment of Allah [Al-Mulk 67:16] Who is the One in the heaven?
The student: Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but He referred to Himself in this way because the occasion is one of displaying His greatness, displaying His greatness, and that He is above you, capable of acting upon you, dominant over you, and having authority over you, for the One who is high has authority over those beneath him.[Al-Mulk 67:16] It shakes. What is the answer?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not feel secure, by Allah; rather, we fear for ourselves that if our sins increase, the earth will swallow us up. The landslides they call now, such as ground collapse and mountain slides and the like, are the same thing by which Allah threatened us here. But they use such expressions to make the matter seem light to the simple people, to the simple people, and it is not the same as what Allah threatened us with here. Meaning, "Or do you feel secure" Here, "Am" means "rather" and the hamzah [Al-Mulk 67:17] Is the hail a punishment from above or from below? Hmm.
The student: From above.
The Shaykh : The hail, yes, is from above, and the swallowing up is from below. Did you see? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) threatened us from above and from below.[Al-Mulk 67:17] Just as He sent upon the people of Lut, and just as He sent upon the companions of the elephant, He sent upon them birds in flocks, pelting them with stones of baked clay, until the historians said that the stone, though small, would strike one of them on the top of his head and come out of his rear. We ask Allah for safety. And Allah is capable of all things. Yes, he said.
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
أأمنتم من في السماء أن يخسف بكم الأرض فإذا هي تمورDo you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven
أأمنتم من في السماءThe student: Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : Allah (Mighty and Majestic), but He referred to Himself in this way because the occasion is one of displaying His greatness, displaying His greatness, and that He is above you, capable of acting upon you, dominant over you, and having authority over you, for the One who is high has authority over those beneath him.
Do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not cause the earth to swallow you and suddenly it would sway?
أأمنتم من في السماء أن يخسِف بكم الأرض فإذا هي تمورThe student: ...
The Shaykh : We do not feel secure, by Allah; rather, we fear for ourselves that if our sins increase, the earth will swallow us up. The landslides they call now, such as ground collapse and mountain slides and the like, are the same thing by which Allah threatened us here. But they use such expressions to make the matter seem light to the simple people, to the simple people, and it is not the same as what Allah threatened us with here.
Or do you feel secure?
أم أمنتمor
أمOr do you feel secure that He who [holds authority] in the heaven would not send against you a storm of stones? Then you would know how [severe] was My warning.
أم أمنتم من في السماء أن يرسل عليكم حاصباً فستعلمون كيف نذيرThe student: From above.
The Shaykh : The hail, yes, is from above, and the swallowing up is from below. Did you see? Allah (Mighty and Majestic) threatened us from above and from below.