Explanation of the Cursed Tree in the Qur'an
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The presenter:
Questions for our Shaykh? Yes. Are we going to address the questions or not? May Allah reward you, bless you, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh:
Don't you know?
The presenter:
And the increase of faith.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner asks and says: What is the cursed tree in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Zaqqum, the cursed tree, the tree of Zaqqum, and may Allah protect us from it. Yes, and the Shi'ah say the cursed tree is the Banu Umayyah. This is among the distortions. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The tree[Ad-Dukhan 44:43-46] this is the tree of Zaqqum.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Questions for our Shaykh? Yes. Are we going to address the questions or not? May Allah reward you, bless you, and make Islam and the Muslims benefit from you.
The Shaykh:
Don't you know?
The presenter:
And the increase of faith.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner asks and says: What is the cursed tree in the Qur'an?
The Shaykh:
Zaqqum, the cursed tree, the tree of Zaqqum, and may Allah protect us from it. Yes, and the Shi'ah say the cursed tree is the Banu Umayyah. This is among the distortions. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
The tree
(43) Indeed, the tree of zaqqum (44) Is food for the sinful. (45) Like murky oil, it boils within bellies (46) Like the boiling of scalding water.
الزَّقُّومِ طَعَامُ الْأَثِيمِ كَالْمُهْلِ يَغْلِي فِي الْبُطُونِ كَغَلْيِ الْحَمِيمِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح كتاب الإيمان من صحيح البخاري، بداية من باب : الدين يسر — islamhouse.com (42:23)
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