A discussion on the meaning of His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: “Thus Our verses came to you, but you forgot them, and thus you will be forgotten this day.”
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The Shaykh : They became open sinners because of their turning away from the obedience of their Lord, especially regarding the five daily prayers. You will find them living that miserable life that our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, described for those who completely turn away from the remembrance of Allah, namely the disbelievers. Therefore, the Muslim who is an open sinner and neglects prayer has a share of that miserable life because of his turning away from the remembrance of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and his forgetting of it—meaning his neglect of it. For this reason, He said, Blessed and Exalted is He: [Taha 20:124-126].
The intended meaning of “forgetting” here is not the forgetting of memory, but rather the forgetting of the obligatory obedience required of him. In this matter, he says: The hadith that states:, or as it is said, this hadith which gives this severe warning to one who memorizes the Qur'an and then forgets it is not authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The verse has no connection to this weak hadith such that we would strengthen its meaning with the verse. Rather, the intended meaning is: , meaning: you neglected it, that is.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner :[Taha 20:126] .
The Shaykh; meaning: you treated it as something forgotten with you; as if you had not recited it, as if you had not read it. Therefore, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, countered the forgetting of this person—which means neglect and indifference—by saying, Blessed and Exalted is He: . Our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, does not forget, obviously; because deficiency is a deficiency of humans, whereas our Lord, Mighty and Majestic, does not forget. Rather, He said: [Al-A'la 87:6], meaning: He protected His Prophet (peace be upon him) from forgetting; because that is what befits his protection, except what Allah, Mighty and Majestic, wills by His wisdom in His Shari'ah, ; meaning: you leave it neglected. Where? May Allah forbid, in the depths of Hell, in the lowest depths. For this reason, it is not permissible for a Muslim to neglect prayer; because he has this bad outcome in this world before the Hereafter.
(124) And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind." (125) He will say, "My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was [once] seeing?" (126) [Allah] will say, "Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them
وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَنْ ذِكْرِي فَإِنَّ لَهُ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْمَى قَالَ رَبِّ لِمَ حَشَرْتَنِي أَعْمَى وَقَدْ كُنتُ بَصِيرًا قَالَ كَذَلِكَ أَتَتْكَ آيَاتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَاThe intended meaning of “forgetting” here is not the forgetting of memory, but rather the forgetting of the obligatory obedience required of him. In this matter, he says: The hadith that states:
Whoever forgets the Qur'an will come on the Day of Resurrection and he will be a eunuch.
مَن نَسِيَ القرآن جاء يوم القيامة و هو أجذَمOur verses came to you, but you forgot them.
أَتَتْكَ "" آياتي "" فَنَسِيتَهَاThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner :
Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them
أَتَتْكَ آيَاتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَاThe Shaykh
Our verses, but you forgot them.
آيَاتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَاAnd thus you will be forgotten today.
وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنسَىWe will make you recite, [O Muhammad], and you will not forget,
سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلا تَنسَىAnd thus you will be forgotten today.
وَكَذَلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنسَى
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