The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: {So remind, if the reminder benefits}
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Question:
Some of the exegetes say in their interpretation of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) : [Al-A'la:9], that it means: "Remind, for the reminder is of benefit to those who fear (Allah)"?
Answer:
This is not a condition; rather, it is a description of the majority, meaning: the magnitude of the obligation and the duty increases when people benefit from the reminder. It is only a command to remind, in the hope that they may benefit. For this reason, it came in other verses: [Al-Ghashiyah: 21], [Adh-Dhariyat: 55].
So the person reminds, and the benefit is in the hand of Allah. But if the reminder benefits, the obligation becomes more severe, and the benefit becomes greater. So if he sees that they are benefiting and gaining profit, it is obligatory for him to double his effort, strengthen it, and increase it.
Some of the exegetes say in their interpretation of the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) :
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;
فَذَكِّرْ إِنْ نَفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىAnswer:
This is not a condition; rather, it is a description of the majority, meaning: the magnitude of the obligation and the duty increases when people benefit from the reminder. It is only a command to remind, in the hope that they may benefit. For this reason, it came in other verses:
So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder.
فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مُذَكِّرٌAnd remind, for indeed, the reminder benefits the believers.
وَذَكِّرْ فَإِنَّ الذِّكْرَى تَنْفَعُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَSo the person reminds, and the benefit is in the hand of Allah. But if the reminder benefits, the obligation becomes more severe, and the benefit becomes greater. So if he sees that they are benefiting and gaining profit, it is obligatory for him to double his effort, strengthen it, and increase it.
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