What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And do not exchange My signs for a small price”?
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The questioner: [Al-Baqarah 2:41] What is the meaning? What is the full interpretation of it? [Al-Baqarah 2:41] What is the full interpretation of it?
The Shaykh: What is the interpretation? It means they were selling fatwas.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: for money, and they would attribute false verses to people so that they could exchange them for a small price, like what happened in the past—and peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings—and it happened in the past and is happening now, like the one who fabricates a hadith about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in order to receive a prize, a reward, or anything else.
The questioner: Or reciting the Qur’an for money.
The Shaykh: That is also not permissible, according to the stronger and correct opinion.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Brother Ahmad al-Kandari from Kuwait, al-Juwayzi Mosque... he sends you his greetings.
The Shaykh : And upon you, and upon him, peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: We will respond to his greeting with our greeting and his salutations with our salutations.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student: ... at Shaykh Ali’s place, he will give you the tape.
And do not exchange My signs for a small price
وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِي ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًاAnd do not exchange My signs for a small price
وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا بِآيَاتِي ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًاThe Shaykh: What is the interpretation? It means they were selling fatwas.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: for money, and they would attribute false verses to people so that they could exchange them for a small price, like what happened in the past—and peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings—and it happened in the past and is happening now, like the one who fabricates a hadith about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in order to receive a prize, a reward, or anything else.
The questioner: Or reciting the Qur’an for money.
The Shaykh: That is also not permissible, according to the stronger and correct opinion.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner: Brother Ahmad al-Kandari from Kuwait, al-Juwayzi Mosque... he sends you his greetings.
The Shaykh : And upon you, and upon him, peace and the mercy and blessings of Allah.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh: We will respond to his greeting with our greeting and his salutations with our salutations.
The questioner: May Allah bless you, may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The student: ... at Shaykh Ali’s place, he will give you the tape.
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