Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (And its cucumbers and its leeks)
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The questioner:
I seek forgiveness from Allah for myself and for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Baqarah 2:61]?
The Shaykh:
This is well known. Al-fum is the leek, the stalk, and the cucumber; you know this now.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
You go to the market and they call it qafa. If you went to the market, you would know this. They call it qafa. Yes. And you know garlic. It is garlic. Yes.
The presenter:
What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh:
This[Al-Baqarah 2:61] means they ask for garlic and leave the manna and the quail. Yes.
I seek forgiveness from Allah for myself and for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
its cucumbers and its garlic
وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَاThe Shaykh:
This is well known. Al-fum is the leek, the stalk, and the cucumber; you know this now.
The presenter:
Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says:
The Shaykh:
You go to the market and they call it qafa. If you went to the market, you would know this. They call it qafa. Yes. And you know garlic. It is garlic. Yes.
The presenter:
What Allah willed for you.
The Shaykh:
This
Would you exchange what is better for what is less?
قَالَ أَتَسْتَبْدِلُونَ الَّذِي هُوَ أَدْنَىٰ بِالَّذِي هُوَ خَيْرٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [261- 4717] تفسير قوله تعالى:(وَقِثَّائِهَا وَفُومِهَا) - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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