Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And do not aim for the bad of it to spend from it"
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The questioner:
When Allah mentioned the verse regarding spending in Surat al-Baqarah, He said:[Al-Baqarah 2:267] So what is the interpretation of this verse? May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh:
By "bad" here, the meaning is the defective, the defective food. The meaning of "bad" is not the forbidden; no, the meaning of "bad" here is the defective food. It says: do not give in charity the defective food that you are not pleased with for yourselves.[Al-Baqarah 2:267] If this thing were given to you, you would not accept it except out of modesty; you would not accept it out of desire. So how would you give it to the poor?
The result is that the meaning of "bad" here is the defective; it does not mean the forbidden, and it does not mean the impure. Because some things are called "bad" but are not forbidden, such as the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the onion: "the bad tree," meaning bad in smell. It is not meant that it is forbidden. Whoever eats from this bad tree does not approach our prayer, meaning it is bad in smell, not bad in edibility, because it is among the permissible things. Similarly, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "The earnings of the cupper are bad." It is not meant that it is forbidden, but the meaning is that it is bloody earnings, because it is the result of sucking blood and dealing with blood, so it is bloody earnings. Thus, "bad" is used for the defective and for the bloody thing.
The questioner:
Unless you close your eyes.
The Shaykh:
Unless you sing with it among the people, meaning what a person takes only out of modesty, not out of desire for it. Yes.
When Allah mentioned the verse regarding spending in Surat al-Baqarah, He said:
And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes
وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِآخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَن تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِThe Shaykh:
By "bad" here, the meaning is the defective, the defective food. The meaning of "bad" is not the forbidden; no, the meaning of "bad" here is the defective food. It says: do not give in charity the defective food that you are not pleased with for yourselves.
And do not aim toward the defective therefrom, spending [from that] while you would not take it [yourself] except with closed eyes
وَلَا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنفِقُونَ وَلَسْتُم بِآخِذِيهِ إِلَّا أَن تُغْمِضُوا فِيهِThe result is that the meaning of "bad" here is the defective; it does not mean the forbidden, and it does not mean the impure. Because some things are called "bad" but are not forbidden, such as the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the onion: "the bad tree," meaning bad in smell. It is not meant that it is forbidden. Whoever eats from this bad tree does not approach our prayer, meaning it is bad in smell, not bad in edibility, because it is among the permissible things. Similarly, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): "The earnings of the cupper are bad." It is not meant that it is forbidden, but the meaning is that it is bloody earnings, because it is the result of sucking blood and dealing with blood, so it is bloody earnings. Thus, "bad" is used for the defective and for the bloody thing.
The questioner:
Unless you close your eyes.
The Shaykh:
Unless you sing with it among the people, meaning what a person takes only out of modesty, not out of desire for it. Yes.
Source
تفسير قوله تعالى (وَلا تَيَمَّمُوا الْخَبِيثَ مِنْهُ تُنْفِقُونَ ) — alfawzan.live
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