Muharar al-Wajiz - Tafsir Ibn Attiyah

All the types of guidance.

And then he quotes a long quote from Ibn Atiyyah, the great scholar of Tafsir.

Rahimahullahu ta'ala.

Wa qawluhu fahada ammun lijamee'al hidayat fil insani wal hayawan.

He said it's not like this.

Each of them is just giving you examples of Allah's hidayah, and in fact, this ayah is general, and that's the more correct, for every kind of way and every kind of guidance.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, rahimahullahu ta'ala, he strengthens the view of Ibn Atiyyah.

He says, wal aqwalus sahiha.

And Allah's guidance also shapes how we treat the people around us.

Allah, He says, "We certainly sent our messengers with clear proofs, and sent down with them the Scripture and the balance so that people may uphold justice." Ibn Taymiyyah mentions, "The purpose of sending the messengers and revealing the scriptures is for people to uphold justice, both in fulfilling the rights of Allah and the rights of His creation." And Ibn Atiyyah mentions, "The balance means justice, according to the interpretation of most commentators of tafsir." Notice that Allah doesn't simply say He revealed the scripture so that people would possess knowledge.

He tells us that revelation came so people would establish justice.

Knowledge is supposed to shape how we live, and that includes how we treat the people closest to us.