Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And its gourd and its leek"
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The questioner:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "and its garlic and its leeks"?
The Shaykh:
These are well known. The "fawm" is garlic, and the "qath" is cucumber; you know this now, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
You go to the market and they call it "dafa'." If you went to the market, you would know this; they call it "qaf," and you know garlic, it is garlic, yes.
The questioner:
What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh:
This[Al-Baqarah 2:61] means they ask for garlic and leave the manna and the quail. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic: "and its garlic and its leeks"?
The Shaykh:
These are well known. The "fawm" is garlic, and the "qath" is cucumber; you know this now, yes.
The questioner:
May Allah bless you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
You go to the market and they call it "dafa'." If you went to the market, you would know this; they call it "qaf," and you know garlic, it is garlic, yes.
The questioner:
What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh:
This
Would you exchange what is better for what is less?
قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَىٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، تفسير سورة الذاريات من الآية ١ الى الاية ١٩ — youtube.com (1:04:45)
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