What is the meaning of the phrase of Allah the Exalted: "for those of understanding"?
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The questioner : The questioner says: We heard during the prayer a verse that says: [Taha 20:54]. The people of understanding?
The Shaykh : Nahy is the plural of nahiyyah, and nahiyyah is the intellect. The intellect is called nahiyyah because it restrains its owner from what is not praiseworthy. So the meaning of "for those of understanding" is "for those of intellects." It is exactly like His saying "for those of understanding" (al-abbab).
Indeed, in that are signs for those
إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِيThe Shaykh : Nahy is the plural of nahiyyah, and nahiyyah is the intellect. The intellect is called nahiyyah because it restrains its owner from what is not praiseworthy. So the meaning of "for those of understanding" is "for those of intellects." It is exactly like His saying "for those of understanding" (al-abbab).
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دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام لعام 1403هـ - 7 — binothaimeen.net (1:17:04)
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