Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Only those who fear Allah among His servants are the scholars”
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Question:
I ask for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Fatir: 28].
Answer:
This verse is great, and it indicates that the scholars—those who are scholars of Allah, of His religion, of His great Book, and of the Sunnah of His noble Messenger—are the most complete of people in their fear of Allah, and the most complete in their mindfulness of Allah and obedience to Him, may He be Exalted. At the head of them are the messengers and the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The meaning of:[Fatir 35:28] is: the complete fear of His servants (the scholars), who are those who knew their Lord by His names and attributes and the greatness of His right , and who gained insight into His Shari'ah, and believed in what He has of bliss for those who fear Him, and what He has of punishment for those who disobey Him and contravene His command.
So, due to the perfection of their knowledge of Allah and the perfection of their recognition of the truth, they were the most fearful of people of Allah, and the most afraid of Allah, and the most in awe of Him .
And the meaning of the verse is not that no one fears Allah except the scholars, for every Muslim man and woman, and every believing man and woman, fears Allah and is afraid of Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, but the fear varies; they are not all on the same level.
So the more a believer knows of Allah and is learned in his religion, the more his fear of Allah is, and the more complete his fear of Him is. And so it is with the believing woman; the more she knows of Allah, of His attributes, and of the greatness of His right, the greater her fear of Allah is, and the more complete her fear of Allah is compared to others. And the less the knowledge and the less the insight, the less the fear of Allah, and the less the fear of Him, may He be Exalted.
So people vary in this, even the scholars vary. So the more a scholar knows of Allah, and the more a scholar is upright in His right and in His religion, and the more he knows of His names and attributes, the more complete his fear of Allah is compared to those below him in these attributes. And the less the knowledge, the less the fear of Allah.
But all the believing men and women fear Allah according to their knowledge and their degrees in faith; for this reason, He, Exalted and Majestic, says:[Al-Bayyinah 98:7] Their reward from their Lord is Gardens of Eden, with rivers flowing beneath them, to abide therein forever. Allah is pleased with them and they are pleased with Him. That is for whoever fears his Lord. [al-Bayyinah: 7-8], and He, the Exalted, said: [al-Mulk: 12], and He, the Exalted, said: [al-Rahman: 46]. So they are rewarded for their fear of Allah, even if they are not scholars and are from the common people, but the perfection of fear is for the scholars, due to the perfection of their insight and the perfection of their knowledge of Allah, so their fear of Allah is greater. And by this, the meaning of the verse becomes clear, and the difficulty that some people imagine regarding its meaning is removed.
And success is from Allah.
I ask for an explanation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge.
إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءAnswer:
This verse is great, and it indicates that the scholars—those who are scholars of Allah, of His religion, of His great Book, and of the Sunnah of His noble Messenger—are the most complete of people in their fear of Allah, and the most complete in their mindfulness of Allah and obedience to Him, may He be Exalted. At the head of them are the messengers and the prophets (peace and blessings be upon them).
The meaning of:
Only those fear Allah
إنما يخشى اللهSo, due to the perfection of their knowledge of Allah and the perfection of their recognition of the truth, they were the most fearful of people of Allah, and the most afraid of Allah, and the most in awe of Him .
And the meaning of the verse is not that no one fears Allah except the scholars, for every Muslim man and woman, and every believing man and woman, fears Allah and is afraid of Him, Glorified and Exalted is He, but the fear varies; they are not all on the same level.
So the more a believer knows of Allah and is learned in his religion, the more his fear of Allah is, and the more complete his fear of Him is. And so it is with the believing woman; the more she knows of Allah, of His attributes, and of the greatness of His right, the greater her fear of Allah is, and the more complete her fear of Allah is compared to others. And the less the knowledge and the less the insight, the less the fear of Allah, and the less the fear of Him, may He be Exalted.
So people vary in this, even the scholars vary. So the more a scholar knows of Allah, and the more a scholar is upright in His right and in His religion, and the more he knows of His names and attributes, the more complete his fear of Allah is compared to those below him in these attributes. And the less the knowledge, the less the fear of Allah.
But all the believing men and women fear Allah according to their knowledge and their degrees in faith; for this reason, He, Exalted and Majestic, says:
Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ الْبَرِيَّةِ Indeed, those who fear their Lord unseen will have forgiveness and great reward.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِالْغَيْبِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌBut for he who has feared the position of his Lord are two gardens -
وَلِمَنْ خَافَ مَقَامَ رَبِّهِ جَنَّتَانِAnd success is from Allah.
Source
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