Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Allah only intends to remove from you the impurity"
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the noble verse and its interpretation?[Al-Ahzab 33:33]. Also, the noble verse [Ash-Shuraa 42:23].
Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The first verse concerns the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for the address is to them: "O wives of the Prophet" and "O Prophet, say to your wives." The address is to them. Allah commanded them with certain commands and prohibited them from certain things, for their protection and elevation. Then He explained the wisdom behind these commands and prohibitions: that He, the Exalted, intends, by His legislative will, to remove from them the *rajis*, which is spiritual impurity, the impurity of sins and transgressions, and to purify them from it, a complete purification.
As for the second verse,[Ash-Shuraa 42:23] that is, regarding this Qur'an, except for love through kinship, meaning the kinship of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his household. They have a right upon the Muslims as long as they remain obedient to Allah and upright. They have a right upon the Muslims by right of Islam and by right of the kinship of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It was also said that the kinship referred to here is drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), for this Qur'an calls for drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) through acts of obedience. Yes.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the noble verse and its interpretation?
Allah intends only to remove from you the impurity [of sin], O people of the [Prophet's] household, and to purify you with [extensive] purification.
إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًاSay, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship."
قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىٰAnswer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May Allah send peace and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The first verse concerns the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for the address is to them: "O wives of the Prophet" and "O Prophet, say to your wives." The address is to them. Allah commanded them with certain commands and prohibited them from certain things, for their protection and elevation. Then He explained the wisdom behind these commands and prohibitions: that He, the Exalted, intends, by His legislative will, to remove from them the *rajis*, which is spiritual impurity, the impurity of sins and transgressions, and to purify them from it, a complete purification.
As for the second verse,
I do not ask you for this message any payment
قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7741- تفسير قوله تعالى: إنما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم... وقوله: قل لا أسألكم عليه أجراً إلا المودة... — youtube.com
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