The Meaning of the Cursed Tree in the Qur'an
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the cursed tree in the Qur'an the one from which Adam (peace be upon him) ate?
The Shaykh:
[Al-Isra 17:60] The tree of Zaqqum, [As-Saffat 37:64-65], the cursed tree is the tree of Zaqqum. The Shi'ah say that the cursed tree in the Qur'an is Banu Umayyah. Yes, Banu Umayyah. What did Banu Umayyah do? Banu Umayyah, may Allah benefit through them; there is good in them and in them. Yes. But the Shi'ah oppose them, saying they are the cursed tree. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding a hadith.
The Shaykh:
Will we know about Banu Umayyah or the Shi'ah? I ask you by Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is the cursed tree in the Qur'an the one from which Adam (peace be upon him) ate?
The Shaykh:
as was the accursed tree [mentioned] in the Qur'an
وَالشَّجَرَةَ الْمَلْعُونَةَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ(64) Indeed, it is a tree issuing from the bottom of the Hellfire, (65) Its emerging fruit as if it was heads of the devils.
إِنَّهَا شَجَرَةٌ تَخْرُجُ فِي أَصْلِ الْجَحِيمِ طَلْعُهَا كَأَنَّهُ رُءُوسُ الشَّيَاطِينِThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding a hadith.
The Shaykh:
Will we know about Banu Umayyah or the Shi'ah? I ask you by Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وقد أخبر - صلى لله عليه وسلم - أن طائفة من أمته تستحل الربا باسم البيع — islamhouse.com (1:06:15)
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