Discussion regarding the verse: (( It has been made attractive to people the love of desires, namely women, sons, and loaded camels of gold and silver... ))
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Beautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons, heaped-up sums of gold and silver, fine branded horses, and cattle and tilled land. That is the enjoyment of worldly life, but Allah has with Him the best return.
زين للناس حب الشهوات من النساء والبنين والقناطير المقنطرة من الذهب والفضة والخيل المسومة والأنعام والحرث ذلك متاع الحياة الدنيا والله عنده حسن المآبBeautified for people is the love of that which they desire - of women and sons
زين للناس حب الشهوات من النساء والبنين ...The Shaykh : His saying:
Zayn.
زينThe student: The one who made it attractive is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The Shaykh : Why did He make it attractive?
The student: To be a glad tidings for the servants,
The Shaykh : A glad tidings?
The student: To be a test for the servants,
The Shaykh : Yes, He made it attractive to test the servants: do they prefer these desires, or do they prefer what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) wants?
The Shaykh : His saying:
to the people
للناسThe student: It includes them,
The Shaykh : Yes, it includes the believer and the disbeliever. That is to say, if it is said "people," it is for the general; if it is said "the believers," it is specific.
The Shaykh : His saying:
the love of that which they desire - of women
حب الشهوات من النساء ...The student: Because the love of women without desire is praiseworthy, and the love of women for desire only is a trial,
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Why did He specify sons over daughters?
The student: Because this is the place of boasting among the Arabs, and people still today prefer sons over daughters.
The Shaykh :
The loaded camels
القناطير المقنطرةThe student: The plural of qantir,
The Shaykh : And what is a qantir?
The student: Many thousands
The Shaykh : Many thousands. The stronger opinion is that it is many thousands of dinars. Yes? Good.
The Shaykh :
The loaded
المقنطرةThe student: Those that are cared for,
The Shaykh : Yes, those that are cared for, which their owners take care of, preserve, and count, and perhaps sometimes they bury them out of fear for them.