What is the meaning of Allah the Exalted’s statement regarding the Samiri: “So I took a handful from the trace of the Messenger and cast it, and thus my soul made it attractive to me”?
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Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and all his Companions. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and bless you, and benefit us with your knowledge, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive. Many questions have reached us, and I ask your permission to present some of them. Yes. May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of Allah the Exalted’s statement regarding the Samiri:[Taha 20:96]?
Answer:
It is said that when he fashioned the gold, meaning he melted the gold in the fire, he took a handful from the trace of the horse of Jibril, from the trace of the horse upon which Jibril (peace be upon him) was riding, and he threw it with the gold for the sake of causing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)[Taha 20:96], meaning he cast it with the gold to cause fitnah for the Children of Israel.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, and all his Companions. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh, and bless you, and benefit us with your knowledge, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive. Many questions have reached us, and I ask your permission to present some of them. Yes. May Allah reward you. The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of Allah the Exalted’s statement regarding the Samiri:
so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it, and thus did my soul entice me."
فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ الرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا وَكَذَٰلِكَ سَوَّلَتْ لِي نَفْسِيAnswer:
It is said that when he fashioned the gold, meaning he melted the gold in the fire, he took a handful from the trace of the horse of Jibril, from the trace of the horse upon which Jibril (peace be upon him) was riding, and he threw it with the gold for the sake of causing fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)
so I took a handful [of dust] from the track of the messenger and threw it
فَقَبَضْتُ قَبْضَةً مِّنْ أَثَرِ الرَّسُولِ فَنَبَذْتُهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى عن السامري ﴿فقبضت قبضة من أثر الرسول فنبذتها وكذلك سولت لي نفسي﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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