Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Perhaps they are better than them, and no women [should mock] other women; perhaps they are better than them."
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The Shaykh :[Al-Hujurat 49:11] Perhaps they are the mockers or the mocked?
The student: The mocked.
The Shaykh : Come on, everyone, where are the grammarians? "Perhaps they are" means the mockers. "Perhaps they are" means the mocked. Which one is it, everyone?
The student: The mocked.
The Shaykh : The one who is mocked is certainly likely to be better than the one who mocks him, meaning the one who is mocked is better than the mocker. This is a promise from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that the situation may be reversed, so that the one who is mocked becomes better than the mocker.[Al-Hujurat 49:11] And how much women mock one another! This is a story to tell without hesitation. Whoever among you is married should ask his wife, and whoever is not married should ask his sister or his mother. Women's mockery is limitless; it is very extensive. [Al-Hujurat 49:11] So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) forbade it, promised, and threatened. Look, a prohibition, a promise, and a threat. Yes, in this phrase, the prohibition is in...
The student: In His saying:[Al-Hujurat 49:11] [Al-Hujurat 49:11]
The Shaykh : Exactly.[Al-Hujurat 49:11] [Al-Hujurat 49:11] And the promise and the threat, brother.
The student:[Al-Hujurat 49:11]
The Shaykh :[Al-Hujurat 49:11] This is a promise for whom?
The student: For the one who is mocked.
The Shaykh : For the one who is mocked. And the threat?
The student: For the mocker.
The Shaykh : For the mocker. May Allah bless you.
let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them
لا يسخر قوم من قوم عسى أن يكونوا خيراً منهمThe student: The mocked.
The Shaykh : Come on, everyone, where are the grammarians? "Perhaps they are" means the mockers. "Perhaps they are" means the mocked. Which one is it, everyone?
The student: The mocked.
The Shaykh : The one who is mocked is certainly likely to be better than the one who mocks him, meaning the one who is mocked is better than the mocker. This is a promise from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) that the situation may be reversed, so that the one who is mocked becomes better than the mocker.
nor let women ridicule [other] women
ولا نساء من نساءnor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them
لا يسخر نساء من نساء عسى أن يكنّ خيراً منهنThe student: In His saying:
let not a people ridicule [another] people
لا يسخر قوم من قومnor let women ridicule [other] women
ولا نساء من نساءThe Shaykh : Exactly.
let not a people ridicule [another] people
لا يسخر قوم من قومnor let women ridicule [other] women
ولا نساء من نساءThe student:
perhaps they may be better than them
عسى أن يكونوا خيراً منهمThe Shaykh :
perhaps they may be better than them
عسى أن يكونوا خيرا منهمThe student: For the one who is mocked.
The Shaykh : For the one who is mocked. And the threat?
The student: For the mocker.
The Shaykh : For the mocker. May Allah bless you.