Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "So do not purify yourselves"
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:[An-Najm 53:32] No. Do not mention it. [An-Najm 53:32] Does the verse mean that one should not praise another, as stated in the verse concerning touching?
Answer:
No. "Do not praise yourselves" means do not praise yourselves, do not boast of your deeds; that is its meaning. But in the other verse,[Ash-Shams 91:9] He praised those who praise themselves. As for combining the two verses: combining the two verses, the prohibition is against praising oneself with praise and self-satisfaction with one's deeds. As for the required self-praise, it is praising oneself through obedience. Praising oneself through obedience and righteous deeds. [Al-A'la 87:14], [Ash-Shams 91:9], has overflowed from its depth; he praised himself through obedience and righteous deeds, and this is required. As for praising oneself with praise and self-satisfaction, that is forbidden. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted:
So do not claim yourselves to be pure
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْSo do not claim yourselves to be pure
فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْAnswer:
No. "Do not praise yourselves" means do not praise yourselves, do not boast of your deeds; that is its meaning. But in the other verse,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَاHe has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰHe has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [36] تفسير قوله تعالى:﴿فلا تزكوا أنْفسكمْ﴾ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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