And Hasan ibn Ali al-Hulwani and 'Abd ibn Humayd narrated it to us, both of them from 'Abd al-Razzaq.
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The reciter: And Hasan ibn Ali al-Hulwani and 'Abd ibn Humayd narrated it to us, both of them from 'Abd al-Razzaq. He informed us that al-Thawri, from Ibn Abi Najih, narrated it with this chain of narration up to the phrase: "vanishing," and he did not mention the other verse, and he said: .
The Shaykh : This is from the ignorance of Quraysh and others who worship these idols and take them as gods. For this reason, they placed these idols in this respected place out of respect for them and to elevate their status. But praise be to Allah, after the conquest, these idols were broken. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke them with his own hand. He says in the hadith:Sahih Muslim 1781a. This is among the signs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), because it is not customary for these solid, well-crafted idols to collapse when stabbed with a stick. But this is among the signs of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He cites the verse: [Al-Isra 17:81], [Saba 34:49].
In it is evidence for the obligation of breaking idols and statues, but who is to undertake this breaking?
The one who has authority undertakes it, because if the general public undertook it, great harm would result from it. But the one who has authority and power undertakes it. And so it is with all public matters; only the one who has authority undertakes them.
instead of idols, an idol
بَدَلَ نُصُبًا صَنَمًاThe Shaykh : This is from the ignorance of Quraysh and others who worship these idols and take them as gods. For this reason, they placed these idols in this respected place out of respect for them and to elevate their status. But praise be to Allah, after the conquest, these idols were broken. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) broke them with his own hand. He says in the hadith:
He began to thrust them with the stick that was in his hand
يطعُنها بعود كان بيده، فتهويAnd say, "Truth has come, and falsehood has departed. Indeed is falsehood, [by nature], ever bound to depart."
جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَاطِلُ إِنَّ الْبَاطِلَ كَانَ زَهُوقًاSay, "The truth has come, and falsehood can neither begin [anything] nor repeat [it]."
جَاءَ الْحَقُّ وَمَا يُبْدِئُ الْبَاطِلُ وَمَا يُعِيدُIn it is evidence for the obligation of breaking idols and statues, but who is to undertake this breaking?
The one who has authority undertakes it, because if the general public undertook it, great harm would result from it. But the one who has authority and power undertakes it. And so it is with all public matters; only the one who has authority undertakes them.