The Clear and the Ambiguous in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "It is He who has revealed to you the Book"
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Question:
This is Abu Hashim, who asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:7] He says: May Allah bless you, what are the clear, decisive verses? And is there a difference between the clear, decisive verses and the ambiguous verses?
Answer:
The ambiguous is that whose meaning does not become clear except by combining it with something else, so the ambiguous is referred back to the clear, which explains it. It is in need of being referred back to the clear in order to be explained. As for the clear, it is not in need of that; it is clear in itself and does not need anything else to be added to it to clarify it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is Abu Hashim, who asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific
هُوَ الَّذِي أَنزَلَ عَلَيْكَ الْكِتَابَ مِنْهُ آيَاتٌ مُّحْكَمَاتٌ هُنَّ أُمُّ الْكِتَابِ وَأُخَرُ مُتَشَابِهَاتٌAnswer:
The ambiguous is that whose meaning does not become clear except by combining it with something else, so the ambiguous is referred back to the clear, which explains it. It is in need of being referred back to the clear in order to be explained. As for the clear, it is not in need of that; it is clear in itself and does not need anything else to be added to it to clarify it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (162) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-04-23] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (21:48)
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