The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And you consume inheritance greedily"
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Question:
And this person is asking about the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Fajr 89:19] What is the meaning of the verse?
Answer:
Wealth[Al-Fajr 89:20] and you consume inheritance, meaning the inherited wealth, the wealth that is passed down. So a person loves wealth, [Al-'Adiyat 100:8] Allah called it good, and a person loves wealth by his nature, but his love for wealth should not lead him to take it by unlawful means, to take riba (usury or interest), to take gambling, to take, rather he should restrict himself to what Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, has made permissible. He is not to be blamed for loving wealth unless he prefers it over his religion. Yes.
And this person is asking about the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّاAnswer:
Wealth
And you love wealth with immense love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّاAnd indeed he is, in love of wealth, intense.
وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ
Source
فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم — alfawzan.live (1:27:41)
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