Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "O Yahya, take the Book with strength"
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Maryam 19:12]
The Shaykh:
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commands Yahya ibn Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to take the Book, which is the Torah, with strength, meaning with diligence, to act upon it diligently without laziness and without delay.
The questioner:
He says: What is meant by "judgment" in this verse? Is it prophethood?
The Shaykh:
Judgment is prophethood, yes. And We gave him judgment, or wisdom, and the knowledge of things as they are, yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[Allah] said, "O John, take the Scripture with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
يَا يَحْيَىٰ خُذِ الْكِتَابَ بِقُوَّةٍ وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّاThe Shaykh:
Allah, Mighty and Majestic, commands Yahya ibn Zakariyya (peace be upon him) to take the Book, which is the Torah, with strength, meaning with diligence, to act upon it diligently without laziness and without delay.
The questioner:
He says: What is meant by "judgment" in this verse? Is it prophethood?
The Shaykh:
Judgment is prophethood, yes. And We gave him judgment, or wisdom, and the knowledge of things as they are, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/119 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (51:52)
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