What is the meaning of His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “And do not throw yourselves into destruction”?
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The questioner : Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says in this verse: [Al-Baqarah 2:195].
The Shaykh : This verse was revealed regarding the abandonment of jihad, and it is not as people think, interpreting this verse as referring to permissible risk-taking. Rather, this verse was revealed when the Ansar settled down in their land, their crops, and their planting, and some of them were distracted by this from jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) revealed this verse, meaning: Do not throw yourselves into destruction by occupying yourselves with trade and agriculture instead of jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so that the love of this world takes control of you, and consequently the enemy gains power over you...
and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]
وَلَا تُلْقُوا بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِThe Shaykh : This verse was revealed regarding the abandonment of jihad, and it is not as people think, interpreting this verse as referring to permissible risk-taking. Rather, this verse was revealed when the Ansar settled down in their land, their crops, and their planting, and some of them were distracted by this from jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) revealed this verse, meaning: Do not throw yourselves into destruction by occupying yourselves with trade and agriculture instead of jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so that the love of this world takes control of you, and consequently the enemy gains power over you...
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