The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "And Ask the Village"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic, "And ask the village," is this term used in its literal sense?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The village is not intended to mean buildings; rather, it refers to the gathering, approximately. It is called a gathering. It is said, "The village of the ants." Do the ants have buildings? No, it is the gathering of the ants, their clusters. He said to him, he said to him, "A village." Yes, the people of the village. Yes, the people of the village.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
A village is a village. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of the Exalted and Majestic, "And ask the village," is this term used in its literal sense?
The Shaykh:
Yes. The village is not intended to mean buildings; rather, it refers to the gathering, approximately. It is called a gathering. It is said, "The village of the ants." Do the ants have buildings? No, it is the gathering of the ants, their clusters. He said to him, he said to him, "A village." Yes, the people of the village. Yes, the people of the village.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
A village is a village. Yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ صالح الفوزان ] [ 1438هـ ]، الإيمان بأنه قريب مجيب — islamhouse.com (1:09:53)
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