Reflecting on the Noble Qur'an and Understanding Its Meanings

The Shaykh : But can a person, if he reflects on the Qur'an, reach its meaning? The answer is yes, because Allah said: So if that were not possible, His saying: would be futile and of no benefit. So is it possible? Is this difficult? Answer, O brothers. It is not difficult. The evidence is It is among the easiest things to understand the meaning of the Noble Qur'an, but on the condition that the person reflects on the Qur'an with sincerity and free from desire. Indeed, Allah the Exalted opens for him from the doors of knowledge in this Qur'an what He does not open for others. Abu Juhaifah said to 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him): "Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) single you out for anything?" Because it was widely reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) singled out the Household of the Prophet with a special bequest. So Allah made it easy for this man to ask the best of the Household of the Prophet, who is 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, and the most knowledgeable of the Household of the Prophet, to ask him: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) single you out for anything? He said: This is the witness Intellect, meaning the blood money. If a person kills someone by mistake, then his clan bears the blood money. The release of the captive is clear: a man is captive among the disbelievers, and he is from the Muslims, so we release him from them. What is the third? That a Muslim is not killed in exchange for a disbeliever. And the witness from this is that he said except: .