The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “A Mosquito and What Is Above It”
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorious: “Allah presents as an example a mosquito and what is above it.”
The Shaykh:
That He presents an example. Yes.
Another questioner:
[Al-Baqarah 2:26], some people say that “what is above it” is a small insect above the mosquito’s head that protects it. Is this interpretation correct?
The Shaykh:
What do you know about this? If he brings evidence, we accept it; if he brings no evidence, we do not accept it. What is above it among the creatures, Allah knows best.
Another questioner:
May Allah grant you success.
Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorious: “Allah presents as an example a mosquito and what is above it.”
The Shaykh:
That He presents an example. Yes.
Another questioner:
to present an example - that of a mosquito or what is smaller than it
أَن يَضْرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا بَعُوضَةً فَمَا فَوْقَهَاThe Shaykh:
What do you know about this? If he brings evidence, we accept it; if he brings no evidence, we do not accept it. What is above it among the creatures, Allah knows best.
Another questioner:
May Allah grant you success.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [46] — alfawzan.live (43:22)
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