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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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That is, the fact that they are despairing does not mean that this must be the reality, correct? Just as Shaytan despaired of being worshipped in the Peninsula, yet he was worshipped. After this, we say that the despair that entered the hearts of the disbelievers when they saw the great conquest and the victory of Islam was that they said, "It is over; the Arabs cannot now apostatize." And this was based on their belief, whereas the reality is the opposite.

The Shaykh : His saying, Exalted is He:
This day I have perfected for you your religion اليوم أكملت لكم دينكم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
What is the "al" here for?
The student: For the present covenant.

The Shaykh : The present covenant? What is "present"? Do we not have a demonstrative pronoun?

The Shaykh : "Today" refers to the present day, meaning the present day. Which day is it?
The student: The Day of 'Arafah.

The Shaykh : The Day of 'Arafah. Which day of the week is it?
The student: Friday.

The Shaykh : Good, you have done well.

The Shaykh : His saying, Exalted is He:
But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
Two recitations? There are two recitations; what are they?
The student: We have not taken them.

The Shaykh : Now we take it:
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
with kasrah
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
with dammah, meaning there are two recitations:
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
to match the dammah in the verb
is compelled اضطر
The second recitation:
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
according to the original rule, which is to put kasrah on the static letter when two static letters meet,
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
this is one point; the dammah and kasrah on the noon
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
and
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
the noon is either with dammah or with kasrah, yes, the meeting of two static letters; the hamzah is a hamzat al-wasl, and is the hamzat al-wasl static or moving? It is static, but the original rule when two static letters meet is to put kasrah on the second one, that is the original rule, but here it was given dammah to match the dammah of the taa, because it may be easier in pronunciation
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
it may be easier for the person than
And whoever is compelled فمن اضطر
.

The Shaykh : What is meant by al-mukhmasah?
The student: Hunger.

The Shaykh : Yes, al-mukhmasah is hunger.

The Shaykh : In another verse:
But whoever is forced [by necessity], neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] فمن اضطر غير باغ ولا عاد
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
Is there a contradiction between them?
The student: No, there is no contradiction.

The Shaykh : How? Well, if
not a transgressor غير باغ
is for carrion, and
and not one who returns ولا عاد
is eating more than necessity. But some scholars interpreted al-baighi (the transgressor) as one who rebels against faith, and al-'adi (the one who returns) as the sinner in his journey. Is this interpretation correct? Did you not mention it? La ilaha illa Allah — it appears you are forgetting.
In His saying, Exalted is He:
But whoever is forced by severe hunger فمن اضطر في مخمصة
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
meaning famine,
with no inclination to sin غير متجانف لإثم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
meaning inclined to sin, and that is by eating without necessity or by exceeding necessity. But
neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] غير باغ ولا عاد
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
in another verse, so some of them said:
neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] غير باغ ولا عاد
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
interprets the verse of al-Ma'idah, and the verse of al-Ma'idah is among the last to be revealed, so it would be one who is not a transgressor in eating carrion and not one who returns to eating more than necessity. And this is an interpretation that matches the verse. And some of them said:
not a transgressor غير باغ
the transgressors are those who rebel against the imam,
and not a transgressor ولا عاد
meaning and not one who is disobedient in his journey. But it is said, where is this meaning from the verse? It is very far. For this reason, they said that if one is disobedient in his journey, then even if he is compelled and even if he dies, he does not eat from carrion, because they stipulated that the journey must be permissible. And the correct view is the opposite. The correct view is that the Qur'an interprets some of it by some of it, and that His saying:
neither desiring [it] nor transgressing [its limit] غير باغ ولا عاد
[Al-Baqarah 2:173]
matches His saying:
by severe hunger with no inclination to sin في مخمصة غير متجانف لإثم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
exactly. In the noble verse, He said:
But whoever is forced by severe hunger with no inclination to sin - then indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. فمن اضطر في مخمصة غير متجانف لإثم فإن الله غفور رحيم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:3]
So do we take from this a ruling for the one compelled to carrion? So whoever is compelled, then Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. What do you understand from the verse? That is, whoever is compelled, then Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. Does it mean that Allah forgives him? He does not punish him, He does not hold him accountable. It means that Allah forgives him and has mercy on him, so He forgave him the sin by consuming this forbidden thing and had mercy on him by making it permissible for him. Did we mention to you, regarding this verse or another, that the ending of the verse is taken from it as a ruling, or did we not mention it? We mentioned it. And from the examples of this verse, from its examples in the case of the highway robber:
Except for those who return [repenting] before you apprehend them. And know that Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. إلا الذين تابوا من قبل أن تقدروا عليهم فاعلموا أن الله غفور رحيم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:34]
meaning so it drops from them the... And we mentioned to you the story of a Bedouin who heard a reciter reciting His saying, Exalted is He: "And the thief, male and female, cut off their hands as a recompense for what they earned, a punishment from Allah. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." So the Bedouin said to the reciter: "You made a mistake, read it." So he repeated it as he had read it first: "A punishment from Allah. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." So he said: "Repeat it, it is not like that?" So he said:
as a deterrent [punishment] from Allah. And Allah is Exalted in Might and Wise. نكالا من الله والله عزيز حكيم
[Al-Ma'idah 5:38]
So he said: "You are correct." The explanation of that is that He is Exalted and He judged by cutting off, and if He had forgiven and had mercy, He would not have cut off. And this is correct, this is a clear derivation. Well, so whoever is compelled in a famine, not inclined to sin, his sin is forgiven by his eating, and indeed it is made permissible for him by the mercy of Allah. Did we take its benefits, I think? Yes.
Source alathar.net

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