Majmu Fatawa - Salih Al-Fawzan - (1/130)

In sum, Dhu’l-Qarnayn was a righteous king, a warrior in Allah’s cause and a caller to His religion. Allah granted him authority over the eastern and western reaches of the earth and expanded his dominion far and wide.

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Sura al-Hashr

Question: I have heard that anyone who recites Sura al-Hashr every night and then dies that same night will be counted as a martyr. How sound is this report? Please advise us, and may Allah reward you.

Answer: I have not come across any hadith that singles out Sura al-Hashr with this particular virtue. Undoubtedly, Sura al-Hashr is a magnificent chapter: it begins by declaring Allah’s transcendence and ends with His Most Beautiful Names. It also describes the qualities of the Muhājirūn and the Anṣār and the noble services they rendered to Islam and in supporting the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). In addition, it warns against the characteristics of the hypocrites, laying bare their evil and their plots. It is therefore a great sura containing immense merit—like every other sura of the Glorious Qur’an. As for the narration mentioned by the questioner, I searched for it and did not find it.

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The Betrayal of the Wife of Noah and the Wife of Lot

Question: Allah, Exalted is He, says in Sura al-Taḥrīm: “Allah sets forth an example for those who disbelieve: the wife of Noah and the wife of Lot. They were married to two of Our righteous servants, yet they betrayed them; so those prophets could not avail them in any way against Allah, and it was said, ‘Enter the Fire along with those who enter.’” (Sura al-Taḥrīm 66:10). In what respect did those two women betray them?

الحاصل أن ذا القرنين ملك صالح مجاهد داعية إلى الله ﷾ وأن الله مكن له في مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، ووسع له الملك في الأرض. *** سورة الحشر سؤال: سمعت أن من قرأ سورة الحشر في كل ليلة ومات من ليلته كان شهيدًا، ما صحة هذا، أفيدونا مشكورين؟ الجواب: لم أقف على هذا الحديث في فضل سورة الحشر، وسورة الحشر سورة عظيمة، لا شك تشتمل على أحكام عظيمة، وعلى تنزيه الله ﷾ في أولها، وعلى أسمائه في ختامها، فهي سورة عظيمة، تشتمل كذلك على بيان صفة المهاجرين والأنصار، وما قدموه من أعمال جليلة في خدمة الإسلام ونصرة النبي ﷺ، تشتمل كذلك على التحذير من صفات المنافقين، وبيان شرهم ومكائدهم، فهي سورة عظيمة بلا شك، وفيها فضل عظيم، كغيرها من سور القرآن العظيم، أما هذا الحديث الذي ذكره السائل فقد بحثت عنه فلم أجده. *** خيانة امرأة نوح وامرأة لوط سؤال: قال الله تعالى في سورة التحريم: ﴿ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا اِمْرَأَةَ نُوحٍ وَامْرَأَةَ لُوطٍ كَانَتَا تَحْتَ عَبْدَيْنِ مِنْ عِبَادِنَا صَالِحَيْنِ فَخَانَتَاهُمَا فَلَمْ يُغْنِيَا عَنْهُمَا مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَقِيلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِلِينَ﴾ [التحريم: ١٠] ، في أي شيء كانت خيانتهما؟