Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We decreed unto the Children of Israel in the Book”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Isra[Al-Isra 17:4] up to His saying, “And they will surely destroy what they have raised, utterly destroying it,” verses four through eight? And do the Children of Israel mentioned in the verse have a connection to the Jews of today? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, the Children of Israel are the sons of Ya'qub (Israel). He is Ya'qub (peace be upon him). These are his sons, the tribes. The descendants of the tribes.
They were originally upon the religion of Musa (peace be upon him); they were originally upon the religion of Musa (peace be upon him), and their book is the Torah. They were originally upright in obedience to Allah. But change and distortion crept into them. From the time of Musa (peace be upon him), they engaged in the worship of the calf and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and after Musa, they distorted the Torah and changed it; they, the Children of Israel, did this.
His saying, the Exalted,[Al-Isra 17:4] means He informed them, He decreed for them, He informed them what would happen to them? That they would change and cause corruption in the earth twice. The first time, when they corrupted the earth, Allah sent the Majus (Zoroastrians) against them; He sent the Majus under the leadership of Bakhit Nasr (Nebuchadnezzar), who fought them, desecrated their homes, and desecrated al-Masjid al-Aqsa. Then they repented and returned. So Allah restored victory to them. Then they returned to corruption; they returned to corruption, so the enemy returned and attacked them.
And he destroyed what they had built. And then the third time: “If you return, We will return.” If you return to corruption, We will return. This is a threat from Allah to them. In the end of times, they will cause corruption for the third time, and Allah will send the Muslims against them, as the authentic hadiths state, and they will defeat them a terrible defeat. Until when a Jew hides behind a stone or a tree, he says, “O Muslim, this is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.”[Al-Isra 17:8].
Allah (Mighty and Majestic) threatens them that whenever they return to corruption in the earth, Allah will return upon them with retribution and punishment.[Al-A'raf 7:167]. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Isra
And We conveyed to the Children of Israel in the Scripture that, "You will surely cause corruption on the earth twice
وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِAnswer:
Yes, the Children of Israel are the sons of Ya'qub (Israel). He is Ya'qub (peace be upon him). These are his sons, the tribes. The descendants of the tribes.
They were originally upon the religion of Musa (peace be upon him); they were originally upon the religion of Musa (peace be upon him), and their book is the Torah. They were originally upright in obedience to Allah. But change and distortion crept into them. From the time of Musa (peace be upon him), they engaged in the worship of the calf and shirk (associating partners with Allah), and after Musa, they distorted the Torah and changed it; they, the Children of Israel, did this.
His saying, the Exalted,
And We conveyed to the Children of Israel
وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَAnd he destroyed what they had built. And then the third time: “If you return, We will return.” If you return to corruption, We will return. This is a threat from Allah to them. In the end of times, they will cause corruption for the third time, and Allah will send the Muslims against them, as the authentic hadiths state, and they will defeat them a terrible defeat. Until when a Jew hides behind a stone or a tree, he says, “O Muslim, this is a Jew behind me; come and kill him.”
But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment].
وَإِنْ عُدتُّمْ عُدْنَاAllah (Mighty and Majestic) threatens them that whenever they return to corruption in the earth, Allah will return upon them with retribution and punishment.
And [mention] when your Lord declared that He would surely [continue to] send upon them until the Day of Resurrection those who would afflict them with the worst torment. Indeed, your Lord is swift in penalty; but indeed, He is Forgiving and Merciful.
وَإِذْ تَأَذَّنَ رَبُّكَ لَيَبْعَثَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ مَن يَسُومُهُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَسَرِيعُ الْعِقَابِ وَإِنَّهُ لَغَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير الآيات من 4 8 من سورة الإسراء؟ ومن المقصود ببني إسرائيل في بداية سورة الإسراء؟ — youtube.com
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