Benefit:
Chapter: The statement of Allaah:
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
“Verily! You guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided.” [Al-Qasas: 56]
And in the two Sahihs from Ibn Al-Musayyib from his father, he said: When Abu Taalib was in his death bed, the Prophet ﷺ came to him while ‘Abdullaah bin Abi Umayyah and Abu Jahl were with him. So the Prophet ﷺ said: “O uncle! Say: ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’, a statement I will defend you with it before Allaah.” Abu Jahl and ‘Abdullaah bin Umayyah said: “Will you turn away from the religion of ‘Abdul-Muttalib?” So the Prophet ﷺ repeated it to him, so they repeated, so his last statement he said is that he is upon the religion of ‘Abdul-Muttalib, and refused to say ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’.” So the Prophet ﷺ said: “I will keep on asking for Allaah’s Forgiveness for you so long as I am not prohibited to do so.” Then Allaah revealed:
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى
“It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s Forgiveness for the Mushrikeen even though they be of kin.” [At-Taubah: 113]
And Allaah revealed concerning Abu Taalib:
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُۚ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
“Verily! You guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He knows best those who are the guided.” [Al-Qasas: 56]
In it are Masaa’il (topics):
The First: Tafseer of
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِى مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُۚ
“Verily! You guide not whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills.” [Al-Qasas: 56]
The Second: His statement:
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِىِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوٓا۟ أُو۟لِى قُرْبَىٰ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَحِيمِ
“It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s Forgiveness for the Mushrikeen even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the Fire.” [At-Taubah: 113]
The Third: And it’s the big Mas’alah: Tafseer of his statement: “Say: ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’ contrary to what some people who claim knowledge are upon.
The Fourth: That Abu Jahl and those with him know the intent of the Prophet ﷺ when he says to a man “Say: ‘Laa ilaaha illaa Allaah’, so may Allaah revile the one whom Abu Jahl is more knowledgeable than him in the foundation of Islaam.
The Fifth: His earnestness ﷺ and excessiveness in (wanting) Islaam for his uncle.
The Sixth: Refutation on the one who claim the Islaam of ‘Abdul-Muttalib and his predecessors.
The Seventh: It being that he ﷺ sought forgiveness for him and he wasn’t forgiven, rather he was prohibited from that.
The Eighth: The harms of bad companionship upon a person.
The Nineth: The harms of magnifying the predecessors and elders.
The Tenth: Using Jaahiliyyah as proof for that.
The Eleventh: The point of benefit is that action are by there endings, because had he said it, it would of benefited him.
The Twelfth: Pondering over the magnitude of this doubt in the hearts of the misguided ones, because in the story is that they didn’t argue him except with it, with his excessiveness ﷺ and repetition; so due to the magnitude of it and its clarity with them they restricted themselves to it.
Benefited from: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him.
Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/10542
Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi