The Meaning of Allah’s Saying: “And purify your garments”
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Question:
He said, may Allah be pleased with him, "And purify your garments." What is its meaning, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
The known view among the scholars is that it refers to deeds; because they were in Makkah before the prayer was made obligatory. So the fallacy is that the deeds of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) are meant, and in terms of meaning, purifying the garments from ritual impurity is also included due to the generality of the wording. Otherwise, the intended meaning is clothing, as Allah the Exalted said, "And the garment of piety is the best." So deeds are called garments, they are called clothing. The meaning is: purify them from shirk, purify your deeds from shirk. Yes.
He said, may Allah be pleased with him, "And purify your garments." What is its meaning, Your Eminence the Shaykh?
Answer:
The known view among the scholars is that it refers to deeds; because they were in Makkah before the prayer was made obligatory. So the fallacy is that the deeds of the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) are meant, and in terms of meaning, purifying the garments from ritual impurity is also included due to the generality of the wording. Otherwise, the intended meaning is clothing, as Allah the Exalted said, "And the garment of piety is the best." So deeds are called garments, they are called clothing. The meaning is: purify them from shirk, purify your deeds from shirk. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من باب الرخصة في اللباس الجميل واستحباب التواضع قيه — islamhouse.com (23:37)
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