What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And that you fast is better for you”?
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:184]?
Answer:
Yes, this refers to the initial period when they were given a choice. This will be discussed in the next lesson, if Allah wills. They were given a choice in the early days of Islam between fasting and feeding the poor. This was part of the gradual implementation of the legislation of fasting. So, in the early days of Islam, they were given a choice between fasting and feeding the poor, but fasting was better[Al-Baqarah 2:184]. Then, after that, the choice was abrogated and fasting became obligatory.
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
But to fast is best for you
وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْAnswer:
Yes, this refers to the initial period when they were given a choice. This will be discussed in the next lesson, if Allah wills. They were given a choice in the early days of Islam between fasting and feeding the poor. This was part of the gradual implementation of the legislation of fasting. So, in the early days of Islam, they were given a choice between fasting and feeding the poor, but fasting was better
But to fast is best for you
وَأَن تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما مفهوم قوله تعالى ﴿وأن تصوموا خير لكم﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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