What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), “Woe to the one who recites them and does not reflect upon them,” regarding the verses at the end of Al-Imran?
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He says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith that he recited the verses[Al-Baqarah 2:164] What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Ibn Hibban 7:14 Is it a severe warning or a warning?
Answer:
The hadith is authentic. This refers to the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) waking up at night for tahajjud. When he woke up to perform wudu and tahajjud, he recited these verses, looked at the sky, and recited these verses. So this warning is authentic regarding the one who recites them and does not reflect upon them, meaning he does not contemplate their meaning and does not take heed of their implications. Thus, there is a warning for him in this, because the intention is not merely to recite the words without reflection and without contemplation.
He says: What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith that he recited the verses
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and the day
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِWoe to the one who recites them and does not reflect upon them
وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ قَرَأَهَا وَلَمْ يَتَفَكَّرْ فِيهَاAnswer:
The hadith is authentic. This refers to the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) waking up at night for tahajjud. When he woke up to perform wudu and tahajjud, he recited these verses, looked at the sky, and recited these verses. So this warning is authentic regarding the one who recites them and does not reflect upon them, meaning he does not contemplate their meaning and does not take heed of their implications. Thus, there is a warning for him in this, because the intention is not merely to recite the words without reflection and without contemplation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بقوله صلى الله عليه وسلم «ويل لمن قرأها ولم يتدبر فيها» عن الآيات في أواخر آل عمران؟ — youtube.com
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