Verses 19-20. “And in that way, I raised them up again, so they questioned each other. One of them asked: “How long have you spent here?” The others answered: “We have spent a day or part of a day.” Then they declared: “Your Lord knows best how long you have spent. So send one of you with this silver money to the city to look for a place with the best food, so that he may bring something to eat. He should however be cautious and not let anyone become aware of you. 20 For if they succeed in overpowering you back to their belief and in that case you would never be successful ever.”
The relativity of time. Short for sleeping people (and the dead) long for those who are awake. Also, (23:112-3). Ultimately time in this world is very short and so they have to make the best of their time.
“There are two things about which many people are fooled; health and spare time”. (Al Bukhari).
The phrase “killing the time” and its derivatives should not be in Muslim's vocabulary. Spending time in worship of Allah. See (94:7-8).
Those who wait in the grave from the distant past will not be oppressed by having to wait until all humans die; unaware of the passage of time.
FIQH ISSUE: “So send one of you with this silver money to the city to look for a place with the best food”.
1.The Permissibility of engaging others as agents in purchasing and selling.
2.There is no harm in a person seeking the nicest food.
3.Weakness of some scholars' opinion that it is not permissible to sale something and saying “I'm selling you the best possible barley”. It should be judged according to local custom is the correct position.
The importance of choosing the right, halal and beneficial food. (Eating from food of people who earns haram unless you are advising them about their earning). Haram food can cause our supplication to be rejected. “Allah is pure and He only accepts what is pure”. (Muslim). The story of traveller on a long journey who supplicates to Allah but his food, drink and clothing was unlawful. So how could his prayers to be answered. See (Muslim). This man has combined many factors that normally assures that prayers are answered.
1.He was a traveler.
2.His rough appearance indicates that he was in difficulty.
3.He raised his hands to Allah who is shy to let his servant lower his hands empty.
4.He uses Allah's most powerful and comprehensive names (Ar-Rabb).
5.He repeated his prayer (more chance s of being accepted).
Yet his prayers were not answered.
EAT FROM HALAL EARNINGS ONLY.
“He should however be cautious...” If a person's life is threatened he may make false statements of disbelief or apostasy in order to preserve his life. This, according to some scholars, is unique to the Ummah of the Prophet. (16:106) Past nations cannot do this.
LESSONS ACCORDING TO SHAYKH AS-SA'DEE
1.The importance of knowledge (“in order that they may ask one another...”).
2.If one is unsure concerning an issue he must take it back to the one who has knowledge (“Your Lord knows best how long you have spent”).
3.The permissibility of eating good and tasty foods.
4.To be cautious and to stay away from situations that can cause fitna.
5.The great religious commitment showed by the youth.
6.The harm and corruption contained in evil should encourage one to detest and completely abandon it.
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