Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "What verse We abrogate or cause to be forgotten"

Question:
This brother, Sabri, is Egyptian and resides in Riyadh. He says: I am inquiring about the meaning of the noble verse in the saying of Allah the Exalted: I seek refuge .

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. The verse is clear in its apparent meaning.
For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, abrogates what He wills from His Book and from the Sunnah of His Messenger, legislating abrogation.
Abrogation is the lifting of a ruling and the establishment of another by a later piece of evidence. The abrogation may be to a substitute or to no substitute. If the abrogation is to a substitute, it may be to something lighter than the first or heavier than the first. Thus, abrogation is established in the Book and the Sunnah, for Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Wise in His legislation. He considers the interests of His servants, providing what suits them in every time and place. He legislates a ruling that fits a certain time, then if He wills, Glorified and Exalted is He, He abrogates this ruling with another ruling or with no substitute, considering the interests of His servants, Glorified and Exalted is He.
For example, the waiting period for a woman whose husband has died was initially one year. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: This verse abrogates the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And those who are taken in death among you and leave behind wives" . So the waiting period for a woman whose husband has died was initially one year, then Allah lightened it and made the waiting period for a woman whose husband has died four months and ten days. The matter settled on this.