Tafsir of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Have you seen the one who takes his desire as his god?"
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Question:
This questioner says: What is the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Jathiyah 45:23]
Answer:
Yes, "takes" means he obeys his desire. He obeys his desire; whatever his desire commands him to do, he obeys it, and whatever his desire forbids him from, he avoids it. This is what it means to take one's desire as one's god. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: What is the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire
أَفَرَأَيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إِلَٰهَهُ هَوَاهُAnswer:
Yes, "takes" means he obeys his desire. He obeys his desire; whatever his desire commands him to do, he obeys it, and whatever his desire forbids him from, he avoids it. This is what it means to take one's desire as one's god. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
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