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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Verifying the saying of Allah: “And what the Messenger gives you, take it”

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Question:
His other and final question says: How does a Muslim verify the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whatever the Messenger has given you - take; and what he has forbidden you - refrain fromوَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا
[Al-Hashr 59:7]
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Answer:
This is achieved by obeying the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in what he commanded, in what he (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted, and in prohibition and avoidance; avoiding what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited and leaving it. If the incident was regarding the *fay'* (war spoils), it is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whatever the Messenger has given you - takeوَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ
[Al-Hashr 59:7]
meaning from the *fay'*,
and what he has forbidden you - refrain fromوَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا
[Al-Hashr 59:7]
, but the wording is general, and the consideration is given to the generality of the wording, not the specificity of the reason, as is the rule among the jurists of usul al-fiqh (principles of jurisprudence). Yes.

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May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/253 — archive.org (3:22)

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