What is the meaning of the story of: {And has the news of the disputants come to you?}
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Question:
The listener (A. J. G.), a Yemeni national, sent a message asking for an explanation of some verses. He began with the words of Allah the Exalted: [Sad:21]. He said: I hope you will explain these verses up to the words of His Glory: [Sad:24].
Answer:
The verse is clear; for two angels came to him and climbed up to his prayer niche, and they informed him that they were two litigants. Allah has explained the story in the verse clearly and David explained what he saw regarding their matter, so there is no difficulty in the verse. As for the stories that storytellers and some exegetes narrate about it, one should not rely on them; rather, one should take the apparent meaning of the Qur'an, and that is sufficient. And Allah knows best what is beyond that. As for the stories in which it is said that David did such and such, no, one does not rely on them. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
The listener (A. J. G.), a Yemeni national, sent a message asking for an explanation of some verses. He began with the words of Allah the Exalted:
And has there come to you the news of the adversaries, when they climbed over the wall of [his] prayer chamber -
وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ نَبَأُ الْخَصْمِ إِذْ تَسَوَّرُوا الْمِحْرَابَand he asked forgiveness of his Lord and fell down bowing [in prostration] and turned in repentance [to Allah].
فَاسْتَغْفَرَ رَبَّهُ وَخَرَّ رَاكِعًا وَأَنَابَAnswer:
The verse is clear; for two angels came to him and climbed up to his prayer niche, and they informed him that they were two litigants. Allah has explained the story in the verse clearly and David explained what he saw regarding their matter, so there is no difficulty in the verse. As for the stories that storytellers and some exegetes narrate about it, one should not rely on them; rather, one should take the apparent meaning of the Qur'an, and that is sufficient. And Allah knows best what is beyond that. As for the stories in which it is said that David did such and such, no, one does not rely on them. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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