Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 311

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شَرْحُ رِيَاضِ الصَّالِحِينَ مِنْ كَلَامِ سَيِّدِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَصَابَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَمَا ضَعُفُوا وَمَا اسْتَكَانُوا، وَكَذَلِكَ قِصَّةُ طَالُوتَ وَجَالُوتَ وَدَاوُدَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ فِي سُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ.

In this commentary on Riyadh as-Salihin, we recall those who suffered in the cause of Allah without weakening or yielding. The story of Saul, Goliath, and David in Surah Al-Baqarah serves as a similar example.

وَفِيهَا أَيْضًا مِنَ الْفَوَائِدِ: دَلِيلٌ عَلَى عَظَمَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ مُدَبِّرُ الْكَوْنِ، وَأَنَّهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى يُجْرِي الْأُمُورَ عَلَى غَيْرِ طَبَائِعِهَا، إِمَّا لِتَأْيِيدِ الرَّسُولِ، وَإِمَّا لِدَفْعِ شَرٍّ عَنْهُ، وَإِمَّا لِمَصْلَحَةٍ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ.

These accounts offer profound lessons: they demonstrate the greatness of Allah, the Master of the universe. They show that He can suspend the laws of nature to support His messengers, protect them from harm, or advance the interests of Islam.

الْمُهِمُّ أَنَّ آيَاتِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ فِيهَا تَأْيِيدٌ لَهُمْ بِأَيِّ وَجْهٍ كَانَتْ، وَذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ الشَّمْسَ حَسَبَ طَبِيعَتِهَا الَّتِي خَلَقَهَا اللَّهُ عَلَيْهَا تَجْرِي دَائِمًا وَلَا تَقِفُ، وَلَا تَتَقَدَّمُ وَلَا تَتَأَخَّرُ إِلَّا بِأَمْرِ اللَّهِ، لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ هُنَا أَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْحَبِسَ، فَطَالَ وَقْتُ مَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى الْغُرُوبِ، حَتَّى فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَى يَدِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ.

The essential point is that miracles serve to validate the prophets. Consider the sun: by the nature Allah gave it, it moves constantly and never halts, nor does it speed up or slow down except by His command. Yet, in this instance, Allah ordered it to stand still. This prolonged the time between the Asr prayer and sunset until victory was granted through the Prophet.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (23 verbs · 50 nouns)

• أَصَابَ — to strike
• ضَعُفَ — to be weak
• اسْتَكَانَ — to submit
• شَرْح — explanation
• رِيَاض — gardens
• صَالِح — righteous person