In His saying, the Exalted: “And of them are those who made a covenant with Allah: If He gives us of His bounty, we will surely give charity and be righteous…” What does the pronoun refer to?
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The Shaykh : When He gave them of His bounty, they were to do two things: they had covenanted to give charity and to be righteous. But when He gave them of His bounty, they broke both of these commands. They were false in their giving, which is the opposite of charity, and they turned away, which is the opposite of righteousness. [At-Tawbah 9:77] I seek refuge in Allah, until death [At-Tawbah 9:77]. It is said that this verse was revealed concerning a man from the Companions named Thalabah ibn Hatib, but this is not correct; rather, it is false and weak. One of the students of the Islamic University wrote a paper on this, clarifying that this is a lie and that this Companion did not commit this act. Now, let us continue with a new lesson.
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The Shaykh : Yes?
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(may Allah have mercy on him) When the condition is met.
So He penalized them with hypocrisy in their hearts until the Day they will meet Him
فأعقبهم نفاقا في قلوبهم إلى يوم يلقونهbecause they failed Allah in what they promised Him and because they [habitually] used to lie.
بما أخلفوا الله ما وعدوه وبما كانوا يكذبونThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
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The Shaykh : Okay ..
(may Allah have mercy on him) When the condition is met.