Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (To those who do good is the best reward and more)
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The Shaykh : Now, Allah the Exalted said: [Yunus 10:26] This is a fronted predicate. What is "the best reward"?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a deferred subject, and it is Paradise. And "more" is the seeing of the Face of Allah. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, as established in Sahih Muslim and others. So in this verse is evidence for the establishment of seeing Allah. Where did we take this from? If he said: Where from?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : We say: Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the Qur'an, and he is the most knowledgeable of people regarding the meanings of the Qur'an, without doubt. He interpreted it as the seeing of the Face of Allah, and it is an addition to the bliss of Paradise. So it is a bliss that is not of the same kind as the bliss in Paradise, because the kind of bliss in Paradise is bodily bliss: yes, rivers, fruits, and produce. But the seeing of the Face of Allah is a bliss of the heart. The people of Paradise do not see a bliss greater than this bliss. May Allah make us and you among those who see Him. This is a bliss that has no parallel, ever. No fruits, no rivers, or anything else, ever. For this reason He said: an addition to the best reward.
For them who have done good is the best [reward] and extra
للذين أحسنوا الحسنى وزيادةFor those
للذينThe student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a deferred subject, and it is Paradise. And "more" is the seeing of the Face of Allah. This is how the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted it, as established in Sahih Muslim and others. So in this verse is evidence for the establishment of seeing Allah. Where did we take this from? If he said:
the best reward and more
الحسنى وزيادةThe student: ...
The Shaykh : We say: Because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) interpreted the Qur'an, and he is the most knowledgeable of people regarding the meanings of the Qur'an, without doubt. He interpreted it as the seeing of the Face of Allah, and it is an addition to the bliss of Paradise. So it is a bliss that is not of the same kind as the bliss in Paradise, because the kind of bliss in Paradise is bodily bliss: yes, rivers, fruits, and produce. But the seeing of the Face of Allah is a bliss of the heart. The people of Paradise do not see a bliss greater than this bliss. May Allah make us and you among those who see Him. This is a bliss that has no parallel, ever. No fruits, no rivers, or anything else, ever. For this reason He said: