Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And they said to their skins, ‘Why did you testify against us?’”
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Question:
In the noble verse[Fussilat 41:21], do the skins speak, Honorable Shaykh?
Answer:
Yes, if Allah wills to make them speak, they will speak. If Allah questions them on the Day of Resurrection, they will speak,[Fussilat 41:21-22] and your skins, because these are things that accompany you wherever you are, so they will testify against you on the Day of Resurrection regarding what you did.
In the noble verse
And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?"
وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَاAnswer:
Yes, if Allah wills to make them speak, they will speak. If Allah questions them on the Day of Resurrection, they will speak,
(21) And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allah, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned. (22) And you were not covering yourselves, lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you assumed that Allah does not know much of what you do.
وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا قَالُوا أَنطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7450 — youtube.com (5:15)
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