Does the phrase of Allah the Exalted, “So time became long for them,” include the meaning that they abandoned holding fast to the Book because of the length of time?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. What is your view on the interpretation of the phrase of Allah the Exalted, “So time became long for them,” where some mentioned that the intended meaning is after the time of adhering to the Shari'ah had passed? So when they saw that the time was long, they abandoned holding fast to it. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes. This is one of the meanings of the verse: that they did not have patience, they did not have patience in holding fast to the Book. Time became long for them, they grew weary, and they abandoned acting upon the Book. Yes, this is one of the meanings of the verse. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. What is your view on the interpretation of the phrase of Allah the Exalted, “So time became long for them,” where some mentioned that the intended meaning is after the time of adhering to the Shari'ah had passed? So when they saw that the time was long, they abandoned holding fast to it. Is this correct?
Answer:
Yes. This is one of the meanings of the verse: that they did not have patience, they did not have patience in holding fast to the Book. Time became long for them, they grew weary, and they abandoned acting upon the Book. Yes, this is one of the meanings of the verse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1177- 4717] هل من معاني قوله تعالى:﴿فطال عليهم الأمد﴾ أنهم تركوا التمسك بالكتاب بسبب طول الوقت؟ — youtube.com
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