20941: Tafseer of the aayah "And you might have seen the sun, when it rose,
declining…"
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Question:
Please explain the following verse.
"And you might have seen the sun, when it rose, declining to the right from
their Cave, and when it set, turning away from them to the left, while they lay
in the midst of the Cave. That is (one) of the Ayaat (proofs, evidences, signs)
of Allaah. He whom Allaah guides, he is the rightly-guided; but he whom He
sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to lead him (to
the Right Path)"
[al-Kahf 18:17 _interpretation of the meaning]
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Shaykh Ibn Sa'di (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:
Allaah protected them from the sun, so He guided them to go into a cave, and
when the sun rose it declined to the right and when it set it declined to the
left, so that its heat would not reach them and cause their bodies to decay.
"while they lay in the midst of the Cave"
i.e., in the middle of the cave which was a spacious area. That was so that
they might have some air and breezes, and so that they would not decay or
disintegrate in a narrow space, especially since they remained there for so
long. This was one of the Signs of Allaah which points to His power and His
mercy towards them, and it was a response to their prayers, and guided them and
took care of them. Hence Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"He whom Allaah guides, he is the rightly-guided", i.e., there is no way to
attain true guidance except from Allaah, for He is the true Guide who shows the
way to that which is best in this world and in the Hereafter.
"but he whom He sends astray, for him you will find no Wali (guiding friend) to
lead him"
i.e., you will not find anyone to help him or guide him towards that which is
good for him, because Allaah has decreed that he is to be misguided and there
is none who can overturn His ruling. See Tayseer al-Kareem al-Rahmaan, p. 472.
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