Verse No. 24

“The one who has clear proof from his Lord is Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family, and after him, in every generation, a witness from his family follows him.”

قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى:

﴿أَفَمَنْ كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِنْهُ﴾[1]

Translation:

God Almighty has said:

“Is he the one who has clear proof from his Lord, followed by a witness”.

Consideration

أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الطَّالَقَانِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ الْمَنْصُورَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿أَفَمَنْ كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ وَيَتْلُوهُ شَاهِدٌ مِنْهُ﴾، فَقَالَ: مَنْ كَانَ عَلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ مُحَمَّدٌ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَيَخْلُفُهُ فِي كُلِّ قَرْنٍ شَاهِدٌ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، وَيَتْلُوهُ يَخْلُفُهُ، أَلَا تَرَى قَوْلَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا ۝ وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا﴾[2] أَيْ جَاءَ بَعْدَهَا؟! فَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُزَحْزَحَ عَنِ النَّارِ وَيُدْخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ وَلْيَتَّبِعْ مُحَمَّدًا صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلْيَكُنْ مَعَ الشَّاهِدِ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ، كَمَا قَالَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ: ﴿رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ﴾[3]!

Translation:

Ahmad ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Taloqani informed us, he said: I asked Mansoor about the words of God Almighty that says: “Is he the one who has clear proof from his Lord, followed by a witness”, so he said: The one who has clear proof from his Lord is Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family, and after him, in every century, a witness from his household follows him, that is, comes after him, do you not see the words of God Almighty that has said: “By the sun and its brightness, and the moon when follows it”, that is, comes after it?! So whoever wants to be free of fire and enter Heaven, he must believe in what God has sent down and follow Muhammad, peace and blessings of God be upon him and his family, and accompany the witness from his household, as the apostles said: “O Lord! We believed in what You sent down and followed the Prophet, so inscribe us along with the witnesses”.