Tafsir al-Ghali fi al-Qur'an wa al-Jaafi 'Anhu
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The questioner:
And the one who goes to extremes in the Qur'an and the one who is ignorant of it. How does a Muslim go to extremes in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
The one who goes to extremes in it is the one who carries it to meanings other than its intended meanings, adding to it, like the extremism of the Khawarij and their like, until he attributes to it what it cannot bear. And the one who is indifferent to it is the one who does not act upon it; he reads it but does not act upon it. We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah. By "going to extremes," I mean carrying it to meanings that contradict its intended meanings, adding excessive exaggeration. He interprets the verses concerning sins as disbelief of those who came after them, and interprets the verses concerning hope as meaning that deeds are not part of faith, and that mere speech is sufficient, and so on.
The questioner:
The authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh:
They have not placed the people where Allah has not placed them. One of the honors of Allah the Exalted is that there is no harm in a hadith. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. One of the brothers has an important question he wants to ask you. I will read it to you now. Yes.
And the one who goes to extremes in the Qur'an and the one who is ignorant of it. How does a Muslim go to extremes in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
The one who goes to extremes in it is the one who carries it to meanings other than its intended meanings, adding to it, like the extremism of the Khawarij and their like, until he attributes to it what it cannot bear. And the one who is indifferent to it is the one who does not act upon it; he reads it but does not act upon it. We ask Allah for safety.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah. By "going to extremes," I mean carrying it to meanings that contradict its intended meanings, adding excessive exaggeration. He interprets the verses concerning sins as disbelief of those who came after them, and interprets the verses concerning hope as meaning that deeds are not part of faith, and that mere speech is sufficient, and so on.
The questioner:
The authenticity of the hadith.
The Shaykh:
They have not placed the people where Allah has not placed them. One of the honors of Allah the Exalted is that there is no harm in a hadith. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. One of the brothers has an important question he wants to ask you. I will read it to you now. Yes.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، تابع باب توقير العلماء والكبار وأهل الفضل : الأحاديث : [ 355 - 357 ] — islamhouse.com (4:08)
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