The principle of blocking the means to harm and the interpretation of His saying: “O you who believe, do not say ‘ra’ina’ but say ‘unzurina’ and ‘asimna’”
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Question:
In the second to last question, you ask: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:104]?
Answer:
This verse was revealed because of what the Jews used to say to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Ra’ina.” They appeared to be asking him to look at them and be gentle with them so that they could understand the speech, but in reality, they intended another meaning, which is “recklessness.” They were mocking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because he was “reckless.” This falls under the category of using a word in a way other than what it appears to mean. Allah forbade the believers from this word that the Jews used with a bad meaning. He forbade the believers from it, even though they did not intend that meaning, but that is in the category of avoiding resemblance to the Jews. So He said to them:[Al-Baqarah 2:104] and say “unzurina,” and say “unzurina,” meaning “wait for us until we understand,” and other meanings of the word. This contains evidence for the principle of blocking the means to harm: a thing, even if it is permissible, if it leads to a forbidden matter, then it becomes prohibited in the category of blocking the means to harm. Yes.
In the second to last question, you ask: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
O you who have believed, say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina" but say, "Unthurna" and listen
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا وَقُولُوا انظُرْنَا وَاسْمَعُواAnswer:
This verse was revealed because of what the Jews used to say to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): “Ra’ina.” They appeared to be asking him to look at them and be gentle with them so that they could understand the speech, but in reality, they intended another meaning, which is “recklessness.” They were mocking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) because he was “reckless.” This falls under the category of using a word in a way other than what it appears to mean. Allah forbade the believers from this word that the Jews used with a bad meaning. He forbade the believers from it, even though they did not intend that meaning, but that is in the category of avoiding resemblance to the Jews. So He said to them:
say not [to Allah 's Messenger], "Ra'ina"
لَا تَقُولُوا رَاعِنَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5341- قاعدة سد الذرائع وتفسير قوله: ﴿يا أيها الذين آمنوا لا تقولوا راعنا وقولوا انظرنا واسمعوا﴾ — youtube.com
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