Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So do not wrong yourselves in them”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah[At-Tawbah 9:36], is the wronging of the self specific to the sacred months only, or is it general for all months?
Answer:
It is general for all months. “So do not wrong yourselves in them” means the twelve months,[At-Tawbah 9:36], and then He said, “So do not wrong yourselves in them,” meaning in all the months, the sacred ones and the non-sacred ones. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months in the register of Allah [from] the day He created the heavens and the earth; of these, four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so do not wrong yourselves during them.
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ يَوْمَ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ مِنْهَا أَرْبَعَةٌ حُرُمٌ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ فَلَا تَظْلِمُوا فِيهِنَّ أَنفُسَكُمْAnswer:
It is general for all months. “So do not wrong yourselves in them” means the twelve months,
Indeed, the number of months with Allah is twelve [lunar] months
إِنَّ عِدَّةَ الشُّهُورِ عِندَ اللَّهِ اثْنَا عَشَرَ شَهْرًا
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شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وتمام الكلام في هذا المقام العظيم يتبين بأصول نافعة جامعة — islamhouse.com (1:07:15)
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