What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Say: I do not ask you for any reward for it, except the affection for those of kinship"? A tafsir by Sayyid Qutb was reported to mean that his call to you is for the sake of
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The questioner : A tafsir was reported in one of the contemporary tafsirs.
The Shaykh : Lift this up so it can be recorded later.
The questioner : This was reported.
The Shaykh : The saying of Allah the Exalted.
The questioner : Yes, the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shuraa 42:23] A tafsir by Sayyid Qutb (may Allah have mercy on him) was reported regarding his statement: "That is, my call to you is only for the sake of my kinship with you. He mentioned the tafsir of Ibn Abbas, but he said: I lean toward this one."
The Shaykh : What is the tafsir of Ibn Abbas?
The questioner : The tafsir of Ibn Abbas said: It means, "Restrain yourselves from harming me because of my kinship with you." So, do we take the statement of the contemporary scholar, or do we take the statement of...?
The Shaykh : What does the contemporary scholar say?
The questioner : He says: It means, my call to you is only for the sake of this kinship.
The Shaykh : There are several opinions regarding the verse:[Ash-Shuraa 42:23] Is the meaning "except that you love me for the sake of my kinship"? This is questionable, because it is obligatory that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) loves first and foremost for the sake of his call to the truth, not for the sake of kinship.
The second opinion is: "Except that you love my kin." That is, the meaning is "I do not ask you for a reward except that you love my kin," because the kinship of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has a right upon the community if they are believers, due to their kinship with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
It was also said: The meaning is[Ash-Shuraa 42:23] That is, but my affection for you because of your kinship necessitated that I call you. All of these are possible, but the apparent meaning, and Allah knows best, is that the meaning of [Ash-Shuraa 42:23] is "except the affection that exists between relatives with one another. So how is it fitting for you to oppose me, when kinship, in its nature as kinship, necessitates affection?"
The questioner : O Shaykh, do we not take the statement of the contemporary scholar in preference to the statement of the Companion? Or do we not look into it?
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory to look into the meaning of the verse. But there is no doubt that the statement of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) is referred to in tafsir more than that of anyone else. However, they are not infallible. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, which is more appropriate, the talbiyah?
The Shaykh : Wait, wait, from the right.
The Shaykh : Lift this up so it can be recorded later.
The questioner : This was reported.
The Shaykh : The saying of Allah the Exalted.
The questioner : Yes, the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship."
قُلْ لا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىThe Shaykh : What is the tafsir of Ibn Abbas?
The questioner : The tafsir of Ibn Abbas said: It means, "Restrain yourselves from harming me because of my kinship with you." So, do we take the statement of the contemporary scholar, or do we take the statement of...?
The Shaykh : What does the contemporary scholar say?
The questioner : He says: It means, my call to you is only for the sake of this kinship.
The Shaykh : There are several opinions regarding the verse:
Say, [O Muhammad], "I do not ask you for this message any payment [but] only good will through kinship."
قُلْ لا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْراً إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىThe second opinion is: "Except that you love my kin." That is, the meaning is "I do not ask you for a reward except that you love my kin," because the kinship of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has a right upon the community if they are believers, due to their kinship with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
It was also said: The meaning is
only good will through kinship
إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىonly good will through kinship
إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَىThe questioner : O Shaykh, do we not take the statement of the contemporary scholar in preference to the statement of the Companion? Or do we not look into it?
The Shaykh : No, it is obligatory to look into the meaning of the verse. But there is no doubt that the statement of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) is referred to in tafsir more than that of anyone else. However, they are not infallible. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh, which is more appropriate, the talbiyah?
The Shaykh : Wait, wait, from the right.