Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "The Bedouins are more extreme in disbelief and hypocrisy"
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:97]
Answer:
It is clear that the Bedouins, due to their ignorance and roughness, are the most extreme people in disbelief, and may Allah protect us from that, disbelief in Allah, and the most extreme in hypocrisy; they flatter for the sake of their interests and are not sincere because of their ignorance. So the verse is clear.[At-Tawbah 9:97]. Ignorance; they do not know this, and therefore they are hypocrites or disbelievers, and they have purposes due to the weakness of their faith and the scarcity of their knowledge, unlike the people of cities and the urban dwellers, who are mostly jurists, scholars, and educated. So this contains a condemnation of Bedouin-ness.
This contains a condemnation of the Bedouin way of life and that it is a cause of ignorance and hypocrisy, but not all Bedouins are like that. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[At-Tawbah 9:99] Not all Bedouins are the most severe in arrogance and hypocrisy; rather, that is predominant among them, but some of them are believers in Allah and His Messenger [At-Tawbah 9:99]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: What is meant by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy
الْأَعْرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفْرًا وَنِفَاقًاAnswer:
It is clear that the Bedouins, due to their ignorance and roughness, are the most extreme people in disbelief, and may Allah protect us from that, disbelief in Allah, and the most extreme in hypocrisy; they flatter for the sake of their interests and are not sincere because of their ignorance. So the verse is clear.
The bedouins are stronger in disbelief and hypocrisy and more likely not to know the limits of what [laws] Allah has revealed to His
الْأَعْرَابُ أَشَدُّ كُفْرًا وَنِفَاقًا وَأَجْدَرُ أَلَّا يَعْلَمُوا حُدُودَ مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِThis contains a condemnation of the Bedouin way of life and that it is a cause of ignorance and hypocrisy, but not all Bedouins are like that. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allah
وَمِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَاتٍ عِندَ اللَّهِBut among the bedouins are some who believe in Allah and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allah and of [obtaining] invocations of the Messenger.
وَمِنَ الْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَاتٍ عِندَ اللَّهِ وَصَلَوَاتِ الرَّسُولِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 31/10 شرح كتاب التوحيد / الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (48:59)
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