Allah's statement,
﴿وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَهِيمَ خَلِيلاً﴾
(And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil (an intimate friend)!) encourages following
Ibrahim Al-Khalil, because he was and still is an Imam whose conduct is followed
and imitated. Indeed, Ibrahim reached the ultimate closeness to Allah that the servants
seek, for he attained the grade of Khalil, which is the highest grade of love. He
acquired all this due to his obedience to His Lord, just as Allah has described
him,
﴿وَإِبْرَهِيمَ الَّذِى وَفَّى ﴾
(And of Ibrahim, the one who fulfilled),
﴿وَإِذِ ابْتَلَى إِبْرَهِيمَ رَبُّهُ
بِكَلِمَـتٍ فَأَتَمَّهُنَّ﴾
(And (remember) when the Lord of Ibrahim tried him with (certain) commands, which
he fulfilled), and,
﴿إِنَّ إِبْرَهِيمَ كَانَ أُمَّةً
قَـنِتًا لِلَّهِ حَنِيفًا وَلَمْ يَكُ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ﴾
(Verily, Ibrahim was an Ummah, obedient to Allah, a Hanif, and he was not one of
the Mushrikin). Al-Bukhari recorded that `Amr bin Maymun said that when Mu`adh came
back from Yemen, he led them in the Fajr prayer and recited,
﴿وَاتَّخَذَ اللَّهُ إِبْرَهِيمَ خَلِيلاً﴾
(And Allah did take Ibrahim as a Khalil!) One of the men present commented, "Surely,
the eye of Ibrahim's mother has been comforted.'' Ibrahim was called Allah's Khalil
due to his Lord's great love towards him, on account of the acts of obedience he
performed that Allah loves and prefers. We should mention here that in the Two Sahihs,
it is recorded that Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri said that when the Messenger of Allah gave
them his last speech, he said,
«أَمَّا بَعْدُ، أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ
فَلَوْ كُنْتُ مُتَّخِذًا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ خَلِيلًا، لَاتَّخَذْتُ أَبَا بَكْرِ
ابْنَ أَبِي قُحَافَةَ خَلِيلًا، وَلكِنْ صَاحِبُكُمْ خَلِيلُ الله»
(O people! If I were to take a Khalil from the people of the earth, I would have
taken Abu Bakr bin Abi Quhafah as my Khalil. However, your companion (meaning himself)
is the Khalil of Allah.) Jundub bin `Abdullah Al-Bajali, `Abdullah bin `Amr bin
Al-`As and `Abdullah bin Mas`ud narrated that the Prophet said,
«إِنَّ اللهَ اتَّخَذَنِي خَلِيلًا،
كَمَا اتَّخَذَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلًا»
(Allah has chosen me as His Khalil, just as He has chosen Ibrahim as His Khalil.)
Allah's statement,
﴿وَللَّهِ مَا فِى السَّمَـوَتِ وَمَا
فِى الاٌّرْضِ﴾
(And to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth.)
means, everything and everyone are His property, servants and creation, and He has
full authority over all of this. There is no one who can avert Allah's decision
or question His judgment. He is never asked about what He does due to His might,
ability, fairness, wisdom, compassion and mercy. Allah's statement,
﴿وَكَانَ اللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ مُّحِيطاً﴾
(And Allah is Ever Encompassing all things.) means, His knowledge encompasses everything
and nothing concerning His servants is ever hidden from Him. Nothing, even the weight
of an atom, ever escapes His observation in the heavens and earth, nor anything
smaller or bigger than that.
﴿وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ
فِى النِّسَآءِ قُلِ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيكُمْ فِيهِنَّ وَمَا يُتْلَى عَلَيْكُمْ فِى الْكِتَـبِ
فِى يَتَـمَى النِّسَآءِ الَّلَـتِى لاَ تُؤْتُونَهُنَّ مَا كُتِبَ لَهُنَّ وَتَرْغَبُونَ
أَن تَنكِحُوهُنَّ وَالْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الْوِلْدَنِ وَأَن تَقُومُواْ لِلْيَتَـمَى
بِالْقِسْطِ وَمَا تَفْعَلُواْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِهِ عَلِيماً ﴾
(127. They ask your legal instruction concerning women. Say: "Allah instructs you
about them, and about what is recited unto you in the Book concerning the orphan
girls whom you give not what they deserve and yet whom you desire to marry, and
the children who are weak and oppressed, and that you stand firm for justice to
orphans. And whatever good you do, Allah is Ever All-Aware of it.)
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