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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
تفسير من سورة القصص إلى سورة الأحقافInterpretation from Surah Al-Qasas to Surah Al-Ahqaf
بَابُ: «وَتَأْتُونَ فِي نَادِيكُمُ الْمُنْكَرَ»Chapter: "And you commit in your gatherings [every] evil"
Hadith 8697
اُردوEn
عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِعَمِّهِ قُلْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ لَكَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ لَوْلَا أَنْ تُعَيِّرَنِي قُرَيْشٌ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الْجَزَعُ لَأَقْرَرْتُ بِهَا عَيْنَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ} [القصص: 56] الْآيَةَ
Syedna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said to his uncle: Say LAA ILAAHA ILLALLAH, and I will testify in your favor on the Day of Resurrection because of it. But he said: If the Quraysh would not say, out of reproach, that weakness made Abu Talib utter this word, then I would have said this word and cooled your eyes. Then Allah the Exalted revealed: {اِنَّکَ لَا تَہْدِیْ مَنْ اَحْبَبْتَ وَلٰکِنَّ اللّٰہَ یَہْدِیْ مَنْ یَّشَائُ وَہُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِالْمُہْتَدِیْنَ۔} … Surely, you do not guide whom you love, but Allah guides whom He wills, and He knows best those who are guided.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam Nawawi said: There is consensus among the commentators that the verse {اِنَّکَ لَا تَہْدِیْ … } was revealed regarding Abu Talib. The meaning of this verse is that guidance is solely within Allah’s power, and whether someone accepts guidance or not is not within the control of the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). The only duty upon you (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is to convey the message of Allah Ta’ala; the owner of guidance is Allah Ta’ala. He, with His wisdom, grants the ability to accept guidance to whomever He wills. As Allah Ta’ala says: {لَیْسَ عَلَیْکَ ھُدٰھُمْ} … It is not upon you to guide them. Likewise, Allah Ta’ala says: {وَمَآ اَکْثَرُ النَّاسِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتَ بِمُؤْمِنِیْنَ} … Even though you ardently desire it, most of them will not be believers. It is in Allah’s knowledge who is deserving of guidance and who is deserving of misguidance.
