The student’s recitation of verses from Surat al-Baqarah.

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The student: I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed.

⁽¹⁷⁾ Their example is that of one who kindled a fire, but when it illuminated what was around him, Allah took away their light and left them in darkness [so] they could not see. ⁽¹⁸⁾ Deaf, dumb and blind - so they will not return [to the right path]. ⁽¹⁹⁾ Or [it is] like a rainstorm from the sky within which is darkness, thunder and lightning. They put their fingers in their ears against the thunderclaps in dread of death. But Allah is encompassing of the disbelievers. ⁽²⁰⁾ The lightning almost snatches away their sight. Every time it lights [the way] for them, they walk therein; but when darkness comes over them, they stand [still]. And if Allah had willed, He could have taken away their hearing and their sight. Indeed, Allah is over all things competent.

مثلهم كمثل الذي استوقد نارا فلما أضاءت ما حوله ذهب الله بنورهم وتركهم في ظلمت لا يبصرون صم بكم عمي فهم لا يرجعون أو كصيب من السماء فيه ظلمت ورعد وبرق يجعلون أصابعهم في آذانهم من الصواعق حذر الموت والله محيط بالكافرين يكاد البرق يخطف أبصارهم كلما أضاء لهم مشوا فيه وإذا أظلم عليهم قاموا ولو شاء الله لذهب بسمعهم وأبصارهم إن الله على كل شيء قدير

[Al-Baqarah 2:17-20]

The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Among the benefits of the noble verse:

[But] Allah mocks them

الله يستهزئ بهم

[Al-Baqarah 2:15]

The student: .........
The Shaykh : There remains for us a subtle point, which is the saying of Allah the Exalted:

⁽¹¹⁾ And when it is said to them, "Do not cause corruption on the earth," they say, "We are but reformers." ⁽¹²⁾ Unquestionably, it is they who are the corrupters, but they perceive [it] not. ⁽¹³⁾ And when it is said to them, "Believe as the people have believed," they say, "Should we believe as the foolish have believed?" Unquestionably, it is they who are the foolish, but they know [it] not.

إذا قيل لهم لا تفسدوا في الأرض قالوا إنما نحن مصلحون ألا إنهم هم المفسدون ولكن لا يشعرون وإذا قيل لهم آمنوا كما آمن الناس قالوا أنؤمن كما آمن السفهاء ألا إنهم هم السفهاء ولكن لا يعلمون

[Al-Baqarah 2:11-13]

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