regarding the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: “(She) seizes what they do.”
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The student: ... in His saying: [Taha 20:69] It is possible that the things dissolve
The Shaykh : No, no.
The student: As in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Hajj 22:73] ... ?
The Shaykh : No, in any case, once it enters her mouth, it must dissolve quickly, but in the sight of the people, they see her seizing and eating, ... we mentioned this and said it is possible.
The student: Like the saying of al-Qahatani: “Allah made me the staff of Musa, seizing like a serpent”?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of similarity, a matter of comparison. There is a difference between this and what the brother mentioned. This one says, “It is as if I am the staff of Musa, seizing your weak and invalid arguments.”
it will swallow up what they have crafted
تلقف ما صنعواThe Shaykh : No, no.
The student: As in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing
وإن يسلبهم الذباب شيئاThe Shaykh : No, in any case, once it enters her mouth, it must dissolve quickly, but in the sight of the people, they see her seizing and eating, ... we mentioned this and said it is possible.
The student: Like the saying of al-Qahatani: “Allah made me the staff of Musa, seizing like a serpent”?
The Shaykh : This is a matter of similarity, a matter of comparison. There is a difference between this and what the brother mentioned. This one says, “It is as if I am the staff of Musa, seizing your weak and invalid arguments.”