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مَاWhatنَسْتَفِيْدُهُwe benefitمِنْfromالنَّاحِيَةِthe aspectالْمَسْلَكِيَّةِbehavioralفِيinهَذِهِtheseالْآيَاتِverses

What we benefit from the behavioral aspect in these verses:

الْأَمْرُThe issueالْمَسْلَكِيُّbehavioralهُوَisأَنْthatالْإِنْسَانَthe humanمَا دَامَas long asيَعْرِفُknowsأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Most HighرَحِيمٌMercifulفَسَوْفَthen he willيَتَعَلَّقُattachبِرَحْمَةِto the mercyاللَّهِAllahوَيَكُونُand will beمُنْتَظِرًاawaitingلَهَاfor itفَيَحْمِلُهُand this will carry himهَذَاthisالِاعْتِقَادُbeliefعَلَىonفِعْلٍdoingكُلِّeveryسَبَبٍcauseيُوَصِّلُleadsإِلَىtoالرَّحْمَةِthe mercyمِثْلَsuch asالإِحْسَانِthe good deedقَالَAllah saidاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Most Highفِيهِin itإِنَّIndeedرَحْمَةَthe mercy ofاللَّهِAllahقَرِيبٌis nearمِنَtoالمُحْسِنِينَthe doers of good

The behavioral issue is that as long as a human knows that Allah, the Most High, is Merciful; then he will attach himself to the mercy of Allah and will be awaiting it, and this belief will carry him to do every cause that leads to mercy; such as: the good deed; Allah said about it: "Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good."

وَالتَّقْوَىand pietyقَالَAllah saidتَعَالَىthe Most Highفَسَأَكْتُبُهَاso I will record itلِلَّذِينَfor those whoيَتَّقُونَhave pietyوَيُؤْتُونَand giveالزَّكَاةَthe charityوَالَّذِينَand those whoهُمْtheyبِآيَاتِنَاthrough our verseيُؤْمِنُونَbelieve

And piety is also a cause of the mercy of Allah; as Allah said: "So I will record it for those who have piety, and give the charity, and those who believe in our verses."

وَالْإِيمَانُand faithفَإِنَّهُfor it isمِنْofأَسْبَابٍcausesرَحْمَةِmercyاللَّهِAllahكَمَاasقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most Highوَكَانَand He wasبِالْمُؤْمِنِينَtowards the believersرَحِيمًاmerciful

And faith is one of the causes of the mercy of Allah, as Allah said: "And He was merciful towards the believers."

وَكُلَّمَاAnd wheneverكَانَit wasالْإِيمَانُthe faithأَقْوَىstrongerكَانَتْthe mercy wasإِلَىtoصَاحِبِهِits companionأَقْرَبَcloserبِإِذْنِby the permissionاللَّهِAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Mighty and Majestic

And whenever the faith was stronger, the mercy was closer to its companion, by the permission of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.

الشَّرْحُThe explanationصِفَةُattributeالرِّضَاof pleasure

The explanation: the attribute of pleasure;

وَقَوْلُهُand His sayingرَضِيَpleasedاللَّهُAllahعَنْهُمْabout themوَرَضُواand they were pleasedعَنْهُwith Himالْمَائِدَةُthe Table١١٩119

And His saying: "Allah was pleased with them and they were pleased with Him." [Al-Ma'idah: 119]

هَذِهِTheseمِنْare fromآيَاتِthe versesالرِّضَاof pleasureفَاللَّهُSo Allahسُبْحَانَهُthe Blessedوَتَعَالَىand the Most Highمَوْصُوفٌis describedبِالرِّضَاwith pleasureوَهُوَand Heيَرْضَىis pleasedعَنْwithالْعَمَلِthe actionوَيَرْضَىand pleasedعَنْwithالْعَامِلِthe workerيَعْنِيIt meansأَنْthatرِضَاpleasureاللَّهِAllahمُتَعَلِّقٌis relatedبِالْعَمَلِto the actionوَبِالْعَامِلِand to the worker

These are among the verses of pleasure; for Allah, the Blessed and Most High, is described with pleasure, and He is pleased with the action and with the worker. It means that the pleasure of Allah is related to the action and the worker.

أَمَّاAs forبالْعَمَلِthe actionفَمَثَلُFor exampleقَوْلُهُhis sayingتَعَالَىthe Most HighوَإِنْAnd ifتَشْكُرُواyou are gratefulيَرْضَهُHe will be pleased with youلَكُمْfor youالزُّمَرُthe Throngs

As for the action: for example, His saying, the Most High: "And if you are grateful, He will be pleased with you." [Az-Zumar: ]

أَيِWhich meansيَرْضَىpleasedالشُّكْرَthe gratitudeلَكُمْfor you

Which means that He will be pleased with the gratitude for you.

وَكَمَاAnd asفِيinقَوْلِهِHis sayingتَعَالَىthe Most Highوَرَضِيتُand I am pleasedلَكُمُfor youالإِسْلَامَIslamدِينًاas a religion

And as in His saying, the Most High: "And I am pleased for you Islam as a religion." [Al-Ma'idah: 3]