When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him the understanding of the religion
Narrator in the source: Mu‘āwiyah reported: I heard the Prophet say:
Mu‘āwiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I heard the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) say: "When Allah intends good for someone, He grants him the understanding of the religion. Indeed, I am only a distributor, and Allah is the Giver. This Ummah will continue to follow Allah's laws, not being harmed by those who oppose them, until Allah's command comes to pass."- Grade in the source
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Original Arabic wording
عن معاوية رضي الله عنه قال: سمعت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول: «مَنْ يُرِدِ اللهُ بِهِ خَيْرًا يُفَقِّهْهُ فِي الدِّينِ، وَإِنَّمَا أَنَا قَاسِمٌ، وَاللهُ يُعْطِي، وَلَنْ تَزَالَ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ قَائِمَةً عَلَى أَمْرِ اللهِ، لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ خَالَفَهُمْ، حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللهِ».Understand this hadith
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that when Allah wills to do good to someone, He endows him with the understanding of His religion. He also states that he is only a distributor who distributes the sustenance, knowledge, and other things that Allah Almighty gave him, and that the true Giver is Allah, and all else are mere causes that can only bring benefit with Allah's permission. He adds that this Ummah will continue to hold onto Allah's laws and not be harmed by those who oppose them until the Hour comes.
Lessons from the hadith
- The Hadīth shows the greatness and merit of the Shar‘i knowledge and its learning and urges us to seek it.
- Adherence to the truth must exist within this Ummah. If one group forsakes it, another will follow it.
- Understanding of the religion is part of Allah's intention of goodness for His servants.
- The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) only gives according to Allah's Command and His Will, and he himself possesses nothing.
References (original Arabic)
صحيح البخاري (1/ 25) (71). صحيح مسلم (2/ 718) (1037). توضيح الأحكام من بلوغ المرام، للبسام (7/ 485). منحة العلام في شرح بلوغ المرام، لعبد الله الفوزان (10/ 324). فتح ذي الجلال والإكرام، لابن عثيمين (6/ 424). سبل السلام بشرح بلوغ المرام، للصنعاني (2/ 688).