The Meaning of the Statement of Allah the Exalted: {And when We made the House a place of return...}
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Question:
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says: : [Surat al-Baqarah:125]. One of the brothers present, who is a non-Arab, asks: What is the meaning of "muthaba"?
Answer:
It means: they return to it, group after group. To "return" to a thing means to go back to it. Whenever he performs Hajj, he wishes to perform it a second time. So whenever he finishes Hajj, he longs to perform another Hajj, and the same applies to 'Umrah.
Q: He says: I found in one of the tafsirs – it appears to be the Somali one – that "muthaba" means: tourism?
A: No, "muthaba" means: they return to it, Hajj after Hajj, and 'Umrah after 'Umrah; they are never satisfied with it.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says: :
And [mention] when We made the House a place of return
وَإِذْ جَعَلْنَا الْبَيْتَ مَثَابَةً..Answer:
It means: they return to it, group after group. To "return" to a thing means to go back to it. Whenever he performs Hajj, he wishes to perform it a second time. So whenever he finishes Hajj, he longs to perform another Hajj, and the same applies to 'Umrah.
Q: He says: I found in one of the tafsirs – it appears to be the Somali one – that "muthaba" means: tourism?
A: No, "muthaba" means: they return to it, Hajj after Hajj, and 'Umrah after 'Umrah; they are never satisfied with it.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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