When a questioner asks me about the interpretation of a verse of the Qur'an and I do not know its interpretation, I interpret it based on the text of the verse. Is that permissible, or is that...
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The questioner : When a questioner asks me about the interpretation of a verse of the Qur'an, and I do not know its interpretation, I interpret it based on the text of the verse. Is that permissible, or is that an act of forcing the issue?
The Shaykh : We say: if you are a student of knowledge and you have some knowledge of the language, and you issue a ruling to him based on what the language requires, meaning you interpret the Qur'an for him based on what the language requires, I hope there is no harm in that. But if you are a layperson, do not speak about the interpretation of the Qur'an, because in that case you would be speaking about the Qur'an with your own opinion, andJami` at-Tirmidhi 2951Da'if (Darussalam).
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : We say: if you are a student of knowledge and you have some knowledge of the language, and you issue a ruling to him based on what the language requires, meaning you interpret the Qur'an for him based on what the language requires, I hope there is no harm in that. But if you are a layperson, do not speak about the interpretation of the Qur'an, because in that case you would be speaking about the Qur'an with your own opinion, and
And whoever says (something) about the Qur'an according to his (own) opinion, then let him take his seat in the Fire.
من قال في القرآن برأيه فليتبوأ مقعده من النارThe questioner : May Allah bless you.