How to reconcile Allah’s saying, “Competition in increase diverts you,” with His saying, “And amusement, and adornment, and boasting among you, and competition in wealth and children…”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you," because it is difficult for me to understand in light of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hadid 57:20]
Answer:
Both are a condemnation. Both verses are presented as a condemnation of the condemned competition in increase. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you," because it is difficult for me to understand in light of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
diversion and adornment and boasting to one another and competition in increase of wealth and children
وَلَهْوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيْنَكُمْ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَوْلَادِAnswer:
Both are a condemnation. Both verses are presented as a condemnation of the condemned competition in increase. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1211- 4717] وجه الجمع بين قوله تعالى﴿ألهاكم التكاثر﴾ وقوله:﴿ولهو وزينة وتفاخر بينكم وتكاثر..﴾الآية؟ — youtube.com
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