Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And do not extend your eyes toward what We have given to some of them"
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Taha 20:131]?
Answer:
Allah forbade His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) from looking at the worldly adornment in the hands of the polytheists, which Allah gave them to lead them on gradually and to punish them for it. So it is a gradual leading on, a gradual leading on from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)[Al-Qalam 68:44] meaning the Qur'an [Al-Qalam 68:44-45]. Yes.
The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
The questioner asks: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰAnswer:
Allah forbade His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) from looking at the worldly adornment in the hands of the polytheists, which Allah gave them to lead them on gradually and to punish them for it. So it is a gradual leading on, a gradual leading on from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
So leave Me, [O Muhammad], with [the matter of] whoever denies the Qur'an.
فَذَرْنِي وَمَن يُكَذِّبُ بِهَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِWe will progressively lead them [to punishment] from where they do not know. (45) And I will give them time. Indeed, My plan is firm.
سَنَسْتَدْرِجُهُم مِّنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ وَأُمْلِي لَهُمْ إِنَّ كَيْدِي مَتِينٌThe presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (168) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-01-03] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (25:50)
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