The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And among them are those who hurt the Prophet and say, 'He is an ear.' Say, 'An ear that is good for you'"
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: In the words of Allah the Exalted,[At-Tawbah 9:61] what is the meaning of this verse? And what was the occasion of its revelation?
Answer:
"Among them" means among the hypocrites who hurt the Prophet and say, "He is an ear," meaning he listens to everyone. They say he listens to everyone. We come to him and speak to him, and he believes us. Then someone else comes and speaks, and he believes him. The Messenger listens to everyone in order to clarify the truth and refute falsehood. It is not that he accepts from everyone as the hypocrites claim, that he accepts from us and from others, so we speak to him and he accepts from us. This is falsehood, and may Allah protect us from it. And this is a harm to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he affirms falsehood and does not forbid what is wrong. Yes.
May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: In the words of Allah the Exalted,
And among them are those who abuse the Prophet and say, "He is an ear."
وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيَقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌAnswer:
"Among them" means among the hypocrites who hurt the Prophet and say, "He is an ear," meaning he listens to everyone. They say he listens to everyone. We come to him and speak to him, and he believes us. Then someone else comes and speaks, and he believes him. The Messenger listens to everyone in order to clarify the truth and refute falsehood. It is not that he accepts from everyone as the hypocrites claim, that he accepts from us and from others, so we speak to him and he accepts from us. This is falsehood, and may Allah protect us from it. And this is a harm to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he affirms falsehood and does not forbid what is wrong. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [522] معنى قوله تعالى: "ومنهم الذين يؤذون النبي ويقولون هو أذن ۚ قل أذن خير لكم" - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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