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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the Cursed Tree in the Qur'an

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The questioner:
This questioner asks and says: What is the cursed tree in the Qur'an?

The Shaykh:
Zaqqum. The cursed tree is the tree of Zaqqum, and may Allah protect us from it. Yes. The Shi'ah say that the cursed tree is Banu Umayyah, which is among the distortions. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
The tree
(43) Indeed, the tree of zaqqum (44) Is food for the sinful. (45) Like murky oil, it boils within bellies (46) Like the boiling of scalding water.الزَّقُّومِ طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِ
[Ad-Dukhan 44:43-46]
this is the tree of Zaqqum.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source شرح كتاب الإيمان من صحيح البخاري [8] — alfawzan.live (43:05)

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