#tafsir

[flowersofjannah]

“…and let them pardon and overlook. Would you not like that Allāh should forgive you? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.”

— Quran, 24:23

This ayah was revealed for Abu Bakr As-Siddiq رضي الله عنه when he said he wouldn’t financially help his poor maternal cousin Mistah bin Uthathah, after Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه found out it was Mistah who slandered Aisha رضي الله عنه for indecency.

When this ayah was revealed, Abu Bakr As-Siddiq رضي الله عنه reportedly said, “Of course, by Allah, we love -- O our Lord -- that You should forgive us.” Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه started supporting Mistah again and said, “By Allah I will never stop spending on him.”

(Source: Tafsir Ibn-Khatir)

This ayah will take you a long way in your life. We all have been harmed by others. If Allah wanted Abu Bakr As-Siddiq رضي الله عنه to forgive his cousin who slandered his daughter in such an evil way, surely Allah would want you to forgive those who harmed you in a much lesser way. If Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه can forgive Mistah, surely you can forgive others too. Who would not want to receive Allah’s mercy and forgiveness?

[farinalvr]

Welcome to farina’s archive

some of my interests

- Islam 🌙

-Tafsir

- classic literature

- art

-philosophy

- manifestation

- Well-being

-law of attraction

-anime (one piecee ) + kdrama

- UFC, F1,K1 (sporty gyal)

[al-fawaaid]

قال الإمام عبد الرحمن بن ناصر السعدي رحمه الله تعالى:

فإن العبد إذا أصابته مصيبة فصبر وثبت، ازداد بذلك إيمانه، ودل ذلك على أن استمرار الجزع مع العبد دليل على ضعف إيمانه.

[ تفسير السعدي | سورة القصص، آية ١٠]

Al-Imām ‘Abdur-Raḥmān ibn Nāṣir As-Si’dī, may Allāh have mercy upon him:

“Verily, if a calamity befalls the slave and he is patient and stays firm, his Īmān increases, and this proves that the slave constantly being in a state of worry is a sign of the weakness of his Īmān.” 

[Tafsīr As-Si’dī, Surah Al-Qaṣaṣ (10)]

[fluffy-appa]

Tafseer Gem | Ayah 29:69

“As for those who strive hard in Us (Our Cause), We will surely guide them to Our Paths.” • [al-Qur’an 29:69]

al-Baghawi Rahimahullah said: “Those who strive to aid the Deen against Mushrikeen.”

Sufyan b. ‘Uyaynah Raḥimahullāh said: “Striving with patience upon obedience (to Allah).”

al-Hasan al-Basri Rahimahullah said: “Best striving is to oppose the desires.”

Fudayl b. ‘Iyad Rahimahullah said: “Those who strive in seeking knowledge, they are guided to the paths of action through it.”

Sahl b. ‘Abdullah Rahimahullah said: “Those who strive to establish the Sunnah (of Messenger ﷺ), they are guided to the path of Jannah.”

● [تفسير البغوي]

[ilmtest]

Natural Love

From Ibn Ṭāwūs, from his father, regarding Allah's statement: {those who have no physical desire} [24:31], (Ṭāwūs) said: “It refers to al-aḥmaq (ie: the fool) who has no need or desire for women.” نا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ: أرنا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: { غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ} [النور: 31]، قَالَ: «هُوَ الْأَحْمَقُ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ فِي النِّسَاءِ حَاجَةٌ وَلَا أَرَبٌ» ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-Ṣanʿānī, Tafsīr 2/436 #2032 عبد الرزاق الصنعاني، تفسير ٢/٤٣٦ #٢٠٣٢ https://shamela.ws/book/21791/2001 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]

[earthleave]

গায়ক ও গানের শ্রোতা কি কাফের? | Singers and music listeners are infidels?

[muhibuallah]

Tafsir al-Ayyashi 1

Commentary Below The Cut:

"G'd As The Golden Calf".

I realize it's a strange phrase. The calf wasn't G'd, but an idol created by the Israelites who became restless in the absence of their prophet (PBUH). However, idolatry doesn't come purely from malicious disobedience; rather, it stems from an instinctive need to see what is unseen.

In order to understand that which is ineffable, humans developed metaphors and images to aid their limited minds. They produce scriptures, statues, and symbols, which occasionally aid in spiritual pursuits but also impedes in the discovery of the ultimate truth. The idea of "thingness" they convey distracts from G'd's (SWT) mysterious nature.

لَّا تُدْرِكُهُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ وَهُوَ يُدْرِكُ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرَ ۖ وَهُوَ ٱللَّطِيفُ ٱلْخَبِيرُ

"No vision can encompass Him, but He encompasses all vision. For He is the Most Subtle, All-Aware."

I want to focus on the verse, "and through their disbelief, they were made to drink [the love of] the calf deep into their hearts," in reference to the Golden Calf. An idol cannot love. It is a lifeless representation of disobedience. Then why is "love" written there? For G'd, who resides in the calf, is the source of the love, not the statue. G'd hides Himself in the mundane, but Sakinah—the glory and peace of G'd— will always be felt and It's up to us to recognize where Idol ends and G'd starts. G'd put the Israelites to the test, not only to see if they would worship idols while Mūsā (RA) was away but also to see if they could still acknowledge Him in the midst of their zeal.

[archivewitness]

‎وَخُلِقَ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ ضَعِيفًۭا

"Man was created weak"

● [4:29]

Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما commented:

"This is because men are unable to stay away from women and intercourse..."

Tawus commented on this saying:

"This verse is regarding women."

Waki' commented on this saying:

"A man's mind leave when women are involved."

‎● {تفسير ابن عباس، تفسير ابن كثير}

[softlifetojannah]

Thoughts of the week #2!

The Quran is such a beautiful daily reminder of how to live life and have tawaakul.

Today was a difficult day and every single prayer felt like a struggle but I randomly saw myself repeating ayahs from the surah ar-rahman (one of my favourite surahs by the way one that I struggle not to actively cry whenever reading)

It started with this Ayah below

Subhannallah how merciful is the most high that at times when I’m struggling the most my subconscious is reminding me that who am i to deny fufilling my obligations to the lord who has continuously shown me favour?

Then as I started to thinking of skiving off and just doing the very bare basic minimum of work because it has been a rough couple of weeks the ayah below keeps repeating in my head also from surah ar-rahman

Now mind you I don’t know my tafsiir like that. So i did not know instantly what it meant like the previous ayah which repeats so much in the surah and in a lot of lecture that I’ve memorised it. This one I had to look up.

Luckily tarteel has the function to search by just reading which was perfect. I found it and was flabbergasted. And it did hurt my conscious slightly because it felt like a light had been thrown on to my petty thoughts. But who am I to skive off and give in short measure when I have been directed not to?

I remember listening to a lecture during ramadan that said how much of a blessing it was if you just see yourself humming the quran or just remembering random ayahs and ever since then I have felt incredibly blessed.

And from now on I will definitely start to look for tafsiirs of ayahs stuck in my head because the two above have just been such perfect examples of guidance that I know i certainly could not deny them.

[lesbian-muslim]

Tafsir Check 24:22

In which I research (mainly using tafsir feature on quran.com) verses I did not fully understand while reading the Qur'an, and summarize whatever I learned 🍊

{ وَلَا يَأۡتَلِ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡفَضۡلِ مِنكُمۡ وَٱلسَّعَةِ أَن يُؤۡتُوٓاْ أُوْلِي ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينَ وَٱلۡمُهَٰجِرِينَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَلۡيَعۡفُواْ وَلۡيَصۡفَحُوٓاْۗ أَلَا تُحِبُّونَ أَن يَغۡفِرَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡۚ وَٱللَّهُ غَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٌ }

[The Holy Qur'an 24:22]

Do not let the people of virtue and affluence among you swear to suspend donations to their relatives, the needy, and the emigrants in the cause of Allah. Let them pardon and forgive. Do you not love to be forgiven by Allah? And Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.

(Trans. Dr. Mustafa Khattab)

----

Ibn Kathir, Muhammad Shafi, Wahiduddin Khan, and Muhammad Asad agree that this verse was revealed in reference to two companions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Abu Bakr (RA) and Mistah ibn Uthatha. Mistah was a poor man and a distant relative of Abu Bakr. Being well-off, Abu Bakr often provided for Mistah financially, per the Qur'an's many urges towards generosity.

However, after it became clear that Mistah helped to slander the name of Aisha (RA), Abu Bakr's daughter, Abu Bakr swore never to help him again.

This verse clarifies that in Islam, charity is for the needy and those who we have a responsibility towards, and in its purest form overcomes personal squabbles.

Maarif-Ul-Quran (Muhammad Shafi) appears to see this verse as an urge, especially towards the Prophet's companions, who were meant to uphold the best character. Tazkirul Quran (Wahiduddin Khan), however, takes it as an order and injunction on all Muslims, to not withdraw financial assistance due to "personal grudges."

Whether it's a requirement or not, we should all strive to a level of good character and generosity as indicated by this ayah! We love how Allah forgives us, so we should be willing to forgive others.

[al-fawaaid]

نِعمَ أجرُ الصابرين

{إِنَّمَا يُوَفَّى الصَّـٰبِرُونَ أَجْرَهُمْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ}

“Only those who are patient shall receive their rewards in full, without reckoning." [39:10]

-

:قال الإمام عبد الرحمن السعدي رحمه الله تعالى

Al-Imām ‘Abdur-Rahmān As-Si’dī, may Allāh have mercy upon him:

،وهذا عام في جميع أنواع الصبر

“This is general in meaning and includes all types of patience:

 ،الصبر على أقدار الله المؤلمة فلا يتسخطها 

patience with accepting Allāh’s divine decree that which is painful, so they are not displeased with it;

،والصبر عن معاصيه فلا يرتكبها

patience with refraining from disobeying Allāh, so they do not commit sins;

،والصبر على طاعته حتى يؤديها

and patience upon obedience to Him until they carry out the actions of obedience.

فوعد الله الصابرين أجرهم بغير حساب، أي: بغير حد ولا عد ولا مقدار

Allāh [Exalted is He] promised those who are patient their reward without reckoning; that is, without a limit, enumeration, or measure,

وما ذاك إلا لفضيلة الصبر ومحله عند الله، وأنه معين على كل الأور

and this is only due to the virtue of patience and it’s high status with Allāh, and He is The Helper in all affairs.”

[تفسير السعدي | سورة الزمر]

Tafsīr As-Si’dī, Surah Az-Zumar

[alhamdulillah10]

Al walaa wal baraa!

"A brother once told about another brother, who has now returned to our Creator subhanahu wa'tala. This brother was someone who tried to implement loving and hating for the sake of Allah, like no other. One day they met with this brother and talked to each other - after a while they became very thirsty.

The brother told to them: "I'll go buy us something" - and went on his way. No one accompanied him, assuming that he was going to the supermarket around the corner.

10 minutes later he is not there.

20 minutes later he is not there.

30 minutes later he is not there.

The brothers began worrying, wondering where he was, perhaps something had happened to him, all of a sudden they see him coming back with a couple of bottles.

"Where were you?" - they asked him, wondering why he had taken so long. Because the supermarket was just around the corner.

He answered them:

"I prefer giving my money to people who testify just like me, that Allah is the one, instead of giving my money to the mushrikeen."

And for this way, he covered a distance of 45 minutes, instead of making it easy for himself to go around the corner, although he would be allowed to do so."

[ilmtest]

Reading the Books of Sayyid Qutb

Do you advise the youth to read Sayyid Quṭb's books, and what is your opinion on Shaykh Rabīʿs books about Sayyid Quṭb, especially since some warn against them? هل تنصح الشباب بقراءة كتب سيد قطب وما هو قولكم في كتب الشيخ ربيع في سيد قطب وخاصة أن البعض يحذر منها؟ Sayyid Quṭb is considered a literary figure. He lived in disbelief for eleven years, سيد قطب يعتبر أديباً من الأدباء مكث مع الالحاد إحدى عشرة سنة then Allah, the Sublime and Exalted, guided him. ثم هداه الله سبحانه وتعالى، هداه الله سبحانه وتعالى He did not sit with al-ʿulamāʾ (ie: the scholars); ولم يجالس العلماء؛ he relied on his own fikr (ie: thoughts). اعتمد على فكره، He is considered a literary figure among those whom the verse of Allah, the Almighty, applies: {And the poets - [only] the deviators follow them; Do you not see that they roam in every valley and that they say what they do not do? - Except those who believe, do righteous deeds, remember Allah often, and defend themselves after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned} (26:224-227). فهو يعتبر أديباً من الأدباء ممن يصدق عليه وعلى أمثاله قول الله عز وجل: " وَالشُّعَرَاءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ *أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّهُمْ فِي كُلِّ وَادٍ يَهِيمُونَ *وَأَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ مَا لَا يَفْعَلُونَ *إِلَّا الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَانْتَصَرُوا مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا وَسَيَعْلَمُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا أَيَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ ". So I ask the questioner: Have you read the entire “Tafsīr Ibn Kathīr”? فأنا أسأل السائل: أأنت قرأت كله؟، Have you read the entire “Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī”? أأنت قرأت كله؟، Have you read the entire “Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim”? أأنت قرأت كله؟، Have you read the entire “Musnad Aḥmad”? أأنت قرأت كله؟، Have you read the entire “Sunan Abū Dāwūd”? أأنت قرأت كلها؟، Have you read the entire “Jāmīʿ at-Tirmiḏī”? أأنت قرأت كله؟، Have you read the entire “Sunan al-Nasāʿī”? أأنت قرأت كلها؟، Or is it (only) after Sayyid Quṭb (that you will read those)? أم بعد سيد قطب؟!، Some people have become extremists in takfīr (ie: declaring Muslims as unbelievers) just by reading Sayyid Quṭb's books because of his frequent mention of “al-Ṭaġūt” and “al-Ṭaġūt.” بعض الناس أصبح بسبب قراءته في كتب سيد قطب أصبح من جماعة التكفير!!، بسبب نهجه وإكثاره من (الطاغوت)، و(الطاغوت)، Yes, we say: al-Ṭaġūt; but many times, we do not mean that this (Ṭaġūt) is outside the religion of Islām. نعم إننا نقول: الطاغوت؛ ولكن في كثير من الأوقات لا نعني أنه خارج من دين الإسلام. Therefore, I do not recommend reading the books of Sayyid Quṭb, فأنا لا أنصح بقراءة كتب سيد قطب، nor the books of Muḥammad al-Ġazzālī, ولا بقراءة كتب محمدٍ الغزالي، nor the books of Muḥammad Quṭb, ولا بقراءة كتب محمد قطب، nor the books of Zaynab al-Ġazzālī. ولا بقراءة كتب زينب الغزالية، Brothers, read the books of the Sunnah; يا إخواننا اقرؤوا كتب السنة؛ the book “Kitāb al-Tawḥīd” on the names and attributes of Allah by Ibn Khuzaymah, كتاب في الأسماء والصفات لابن خزيمة، “al-Sunnah” by Ibn Abī ʿĀṣim, لابن أبي عاصم، “al-Sharīʿah” by al-Ājurrī, للآجري، “Sharḥ al-Sunnah” by al-Lālikāʿī, للالكائي، “al-Sunnah” by Muḥammad b. Naṣr al-Marwazī, لمحمد بن نصر المروزي، the book “al-Īmān” by al-Qāsim b. Sallam, كتاب للقاسم بن سلام، and so on from the kutub ʿulamāʾnā al-mutaqaddimīn (ie: books of our earlier scholars). وهكذا من كتب علماءنا المتقدمين Allah has preserved His religion: {Indeed, it is We who sent down the ḏikr (the Qurʾān) and indeed, We will be its guardian} (15:9). فالله قد حفظ دينه: " إِنَّا نَحْنُ نَزَّلْنَا الذِّكْر وَإِنَّا لَهُ لَحَافِظُونَ ". I do not declare Sayyid Quṭb an unbeliever; ولست أكفر سيد قطب؛ however, I say that his books should not be relied upon, ولكن أقول: إنه لا يعتمد عليه في كتبه، and may Allah reward our brother Rabīʿ b. Hādī, may Allah preserve him, who has advised and clarified the deviations and misguidances in the books of Sayyid Quṭb, and all praise is due to Allah. وجزى الله أخانا ربيع بن هادي حفظه الله تعالى خيراً فقد نصح وبين ما في كتب سيد قطب من الزيغ والضلال والحمد لله. From the tape: Suʾalāt Abī ʿAbd Allah al-Salafī al-Bunānī من شريط: (سؤالات أبي عبدالله السلفي اللبناني) 16th Ṣafar 1433H 16 صفر 1433هـ Muqbil b. Hādī al-Wādiʿī / مقبل بن هادي الوادعي https://muqbel.net/fatwa.php?fatwa_id=323 @ilmtest [https://t.me/ilmtest]

[ahlulhaditht]

Translated from the Arabic above

Sheikh Othmān al-Khamīs on Tafsīr Mujāhid

Ibn Jabar al-Makkī, al-Imām, al-Mufassir (the one who knows Tafsīr - interpretation of the Qur'an), the authority, the master. He says : I read out the Tafsīr to Ibn Abbās three times, stopping at each Āyah. And here is Sufyān at-Thawrī, may Allāh tabārakah wa ta'ālā have mercy on him, who said : if the Tafsīr comes from Mujāhid, then it is sufficient for you. [ Sheikh repeats : if it comes from Mujāhid then it is sufficient for you. ]

So the person should give great attention and care to Tafsīr of Ibn Jābir, may Allāh tabārakah wa ta'ālā have mercy on him, because on the whole he took it from Abdullah Ibn Abbās, although he also narrated from many of the Sahabāh - companions, may Allāh be pleased with them : Abū Hurairah, Aisha, Abdullah Ibn 'Amr... And the others, but he specialized in (Tafsīr of) Ibn Abbās.

t.me/Ahlul_hadith_translations

Picture shared by an Algerian sister.

One of the joys of learning Arabic is to get your hands onto valuable precious books which have not yet been fully translated into English.

One of them is the invaluable Tafsīr al-Mujāhid.

When I finally got my hands on the copy of this Tafsīr, I was surprised to find few and concise the words of the great Tābi'ee Mujāhid for each Āyah !

It reminded me of what Sheikh Ferkous the great Ahl-us-Sunnah scholar from Algeria said when he explained that the length of speech is not indicative of the knowledge of the person, rather quite the opposite. The Sahabāh were the most knowledgeable but their words were very concise, albeit carried a lot of meaning and were full of Hikmah - wisdom.