Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (They are listeners to lies, devourers of unlawful gain...)
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Question:
Following this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers. The sender (S. A.) asks and says: I hope you will be kind enough to explain the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Ma'idah: 42].
Answer:
This noble verse describes a group of the Jews as being listeners to lies and devourers of unlawful gain, meaning: they incline toward the liars and accept the words of the liars, and with this, they eat what is forbidden. Al-suhth is the forbidden, such as riba and others. This is a description of many of the Jews, the Jews upon whom the anger of Allah has fallen; this is their description. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Nisa: 160-161]. So listening to lies is acting upon lies, inclining to them, and executing them. We ask Allah for safety. And despite that, they eat al-suhth, meaning: they eat what is forbidden. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was given the choice, when they came to him to judge between them, or to turn away from them, if they reached him to seek his judgment; he was given the choice between judging between them or leaving them and turning away from them. And if he judged, it is obligatory that he judge with justice, meaning: with the truth. Then Allah commanded him to judge between them, saying: [Al-Ma'idah: 49]. So the matter settled on the fact that whenever they came to him and sought his judgment, he would judge between them with the truth, whether they were Jews, or Christians, or others of the disbelievers. If they come to the Shari'ah judge in dispute, he judges between them with the truth, as He said -Exalted and Majestic is He-: [Al-Ma'idah: 49].
So it is obligatory to judge between them with justice, which is the truth, in accordance with the other verses. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Following this, a message reached the program from one of the listening brothers. The sender (S. A.) asks and says: I hope you will be kind enough to explain the saying of Allah the Exalted:
[They are] avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of [what is] unlawful. So if they come to you, [O Muhammad], judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them - never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
سَمَّاعُونَ لِلْكَذِبِ أَكَّالُونَ لِلسُّحْتِ فَإِنْ جَاءُوكَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ أَوْ أَعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ وَإِنْ تُعْرِضْ عَنْهُمْ فَلَنْ يَضُرُّوكَ شَيْئًا وَإِنْ حَكَمْتَ فَاحْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِالْقِسْطِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُقْسِطِينَAnswer:
This noble verse describes a group of the Jews as being listeners to lies and devourers of unlawful gain, meaning: they incline toward the liars and accept the words of the liars, and with this, they eat what is forbidden. Al-suhth is the forbidden, such as riba and others. This is a description of many of the Jews, the Jews upon whom the anger of Allah has fallen; this is their description. Allah the Exalted said:
(160) For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people], (161) And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly.
فَبِظُلْمٍ مِنَ الَّذِينَ هَادُوا حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَاتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَأَخْذِهِمُ الرِّبَا وَقَدْ نُهُوا عَنْهُ وَأَكْلِهِمْ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ بِالْبَاطِلِAnd judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed
وَأَنِ احْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُAnd judge, [O Muhammad], between them by what Allah has revealed
وَأَنِ احْكُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ بِمَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُSo it is obligatory to judge between them with justice, which is the truth, in accordance with the other verses. Yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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