Allah the Exalted said: “They ask you what they should spend. Say: ‘Whatever you spend of good is for the parents…'” Is this a style called the style of the Wise?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah reward you with good. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:215]
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is this a style called the style of the Wise?
The Shaykh : It may be the style of the Wise, drawing their attention to the one who spends and the one who is spent upon. He says, “So whatever you spend of good is for the parents,” mentioning both parties.
The questioner : Our point is that the style of the Wise is not entirely correct, or is it only in this verse?
The Shaykh : No, no, only in this verse.
The questioner : The verse of the new moons.
The Shaykh : Yes, the style of the Wise is known; it is known in the Arabic language.
They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents
يسألونك ماذا ينفقون قل ما أنفقتم من خير فللوالدين ..الآيةThe Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Is this a style called the style of the Wise?
The Shaykh : It may be the style of the Wise, drawing their attention to the one who spends and the one who is spent upon. He says, “So whatever you spend of good is for the parents,” mentioning both parties.
The questioner : Our point is that the style of the Wise is not entirely correct, or is it only in this verse?
The Shaykh : No, no, only in this verse.
The questioner : The verse of the new moons.
The Shaykh : Yes, the style of the Wise is known; it is known in the Arabic language.