Encouraging Work and Striving in Worship Constantly
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Question:
What is the interpretation of the verse in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ahqaf: 15]? Is the statement true that I heard that the people of Madinah, when a person among them reaches forty years of age, devote themselves entirely to worship?
Answer:
The verse is clear in its meaning. As for what is reported about the people of Madinah, I have no information about this. It may be that some people did so, but I do not know this. The Shari'ah indicates that a believer should work forever and strive in worship forever, whether he is forty years old or sixty, and the verse does not contradict this.
The verse contains that he should thank Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), praise Him, and extol Him , and ask Allah for righteous offspring. It does not contain ceasing work; rather, it contains work [Al-Ahqaf: 15].
What is the interpretation of the verse in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
until, when he reaches maturity and reaches [the age of] forty years
حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ أَشُدَّهُ وَبَلَغَ أَرْبَعِينَ سَنَةًAnswer:
The verse is clear in its meaning. As for what is reported about the people of Madinah, I have no information about this. It may be that some people did so, but I do not know this. The Shari'ah indicates that a believer should work forever and strive in worship forever, whether he is forty years old or sixty, and the verse does not contradict this.
The verse contains that he should thank Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), praise Him, and extol Him , and ask Allah for righteous offspring. It does not contain ceasing work; rather, it contains work
and to do righteousness of which You approve
وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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