Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And recite to them the news of the one to whom We gave Our signs"
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-A'raf 7:175] the verse?
Answer:
This is a scholar from among the scholars of the Children of Israel. A scholar from among the scholars of the Children of Israel whose name is Balaam. He learned knowledge, but he did not act upon it; he took the worldly life and left the knowledge, not acting upon it. He took the worldly life for his knowledge and did not use it for the religion; rather, he used it to seek the worldly life.[Al-A'raf 7:176].
[Al-A'raf 7:176], so Allah stripped from him the blessing of knowledge, and He censured him, likening him to a dog. [Al-A'raf 7:176]. A scholar likened to a dog? Yes, because he did not act upon his knowledge. He is carried upon it, panting; if you leave him, he pants. Rather, Allah likened the scholars of the Jews, who do not act upon their knowledge, to donkeys. [Al-Jumu'ah 62:5] meaning they did not act upon it. [Al-Jumu'ah 62:5] The donkey carries the books of knowledge but gains no benefit from them.
Likewise, the one who carries knowledge but does not act upon it is like the donkey that carries, that lifts the books on its back but does not benefit from them. This serves as a deterrent against not acting upon knowledge. And there is a severe warning upon him, may Allah protect us from it. It is not the case that the one who knows is like the one who does not know. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And recite to them, [O Muhammad], the news of him to whom we gave [knowledge of] Our signs, but he detached himself from them
وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ الَّذِي آتَيْنَاهُ آيَاتِنَا فَانسَلَخَ مِنْهَاAnswer:
This is a scholar from among the scholars of the Children of Israel. A scholar from among the scholars of the Children of Israel whose name is Balaam. He learned knowledge, but he did not act upon it; he took the worldly life and left the knowledge, not acting upon it. He took the worldly life for his knowledge and did not use it for the religion; rather, he used it to seek the worldly life.
And if We had willed, we could have elevated him thereby
وَلَوْ شِئْنَا لَرَفَعْنَاهُ بِهَاbut he adhered [instead] to the earth and followed his own desire
وَلَٰكِنَّهُ أَخْلَدَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُSo his example is like that of the dog
فَمَثَلُهُ كَمَثَلِ الْكَلْبِThe example of those who were entrusted with the Torah and then did not take it on
مَثَلُ الَّذِينَ حُمِّلُوا التَّوْرَاةَ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْمِلُوهَاlike that of a donkey who carries volumes [of books]
كَمَثَلِ الْحِمَارِ يَحْمِلُ أَسْفَارًاLikewise, the one who carries knowledge but does not act upon it is like the donkey that carries, that lifts the books on its back but does not benefit from them. This serves as a deterrent against not acting upon knowledge. And there is a severe warning upon him, may Allah protect us from it. It is not the case that the one who knows is like the one who does not know. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 25 من 26/تعليق على كتاب تفسير آيات من القرآن الكريم/النفي والإثبات/صالح الفوزان/التفسير/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:38)
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