WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.200 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:05.160 --> 00:00:08.039 A summary of the Tafsir of al-Tabari. 00:00:08.560 --> 00:00:12.740 Abridged by Dr. Aqil ibn Salim al-Shammari. 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:16.390 Surah al-Anfal. 00:00:18.379 --> 00:00:23.570 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:23.570 --> 00:00:28.510 They ask you about the spoils of war. 00:00:28.510 --> 00:00:34.649 “They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and obey Allah and His messenger, if ye are (true) believers.” (8:1) 00:00:34.850 --> 00:00:39.310 “They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and obey Allah and His messenger, if ye are (true) believers.” (8:1) 00:00:39.310 --> 00:00:49.530 “They ask thee (O Muhammad) of the spoils of war. Say: The spoils of war belong to Allah and the messenger, so keep your duty to Allah, and adjust the matter of your difference, and obey Allah and His messenger, if ye are (true) believers.” (8:1) 00:00:49.530 --> 00:00:54.289 Your Companions ask you, O Muhammad, about the surplus from the spoils of war. 00:00:54.289 --> 00:00:59.130 These are the additional portions that the leader grants to some or all of the army. 00:00:59.130 --> 00:01:03.009 As an incentive for them, for the sake of the welfare of the Muslims. 00:01:03.009 --> 00:01:04.629 To whom do they belong? 00:01:04.629 --> 00:01:06.629 Say to them, O Muhammad: 00:01:06.790 --> 00:01:09.790 They belong to Allah and His Messenger, not to you. 00:01:09.790 --> 00:01:11.790 He distributes them as He wills. 00:01:11.790 --> 00:01:14.790 So fear Allah, O people. 00:01:14.790 --> 00:01:18.349 And be mindful of Him by obeying Him and avoiding His prohibitions. 00:01:18.349 --> 00:01:20.829 And reconcile your differences. 00:01:20.829 --> 00:01:26.670 And submit, O people who are disputing over the spoils, to the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger. 00:01:26.670 --> 00:01:29.390 Regarding what Allah has bestowed upon you. 00:01:29.390 --> 00:01:32.590 For He has clarified for you the ways and means of this. 00:01:32.750 --> 00:01:38.870 If you are true believers in the Messenger of Allah regarding what he has brought to you from your Lord. 00:01:38.870 --> 00:01:50.370 “They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord;” (8:2) 00:01:50.370 --> 00:01:56.849 “They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord;” (8:2) 00:01:57.049 --> 00:02:06.069 “They only are the (true) believers whose hearts feel fear when Allah is mentioned, and when His revelations are recited unto them they increase their faith, and who trust in their Lord;” (8:2) 00:02:06.069 --> 00:02:10.150 The believer is not one who opposes Allah and His Messenger. 00:02:10.150 --> 00:02:15.270 Rather, the believer is the one who, when Allah is mentioned, his heart trembles with awe. 00:02:15.270 --> 00:02:19.830 And when the verses of His Book are recited to him, he believes in them. 00:02:19.830 --> 00:02:22.629 And he is certain that they are from Allah. 00:02:22.629 --> 00:02:25.789 So his belief increases with his affirmation. 00:02:25.789 --> 00:02:30.349 And they are certain that Allah’s decree for them is inevitable. 00:02:30.349 --> 00:02:35.319 So they hope in no one else and fear no one but Him. 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:49.639 Those who perform the prescribed prayer with its proper requirements. 00:02:49.639 --> 00:02:53.599 And spend from the wealth Allah has provided them. 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:58.610 In the ways Allah has commanded them to spend. 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:20.759 Those who perform these deeds are the true believers. 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:24.560 Not those who say with their tongues, "We believe," 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:28.599 While their hearts are inwardly concealing the opposite out of hypocrisy. 00:03:29.280 --> 00:03:33.400 They shall have high ranks and forgiveness for their sins. 00:03:33.400 --> 00:03:36.439 And a generous provision, which is Paradise. 00:03:36.439 --> 00:03:40.960 And all that Allah has prepared therein of abundant food and drink. 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:43.610 And a pleasant life. 00:03:43.610 --> 00:03:48.729 “Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it).” (8:5) 00:03:48.729 --> 00:03:56.050 “Even as thy Lord caused thee (Muhammad) to go forth from thy home with the Truth, and lo! a party of the believers were averse (to it).” (8:5) 00:03:56.050 --> 00:04:00.449 They argue with you about the truth after it has become clear. 00:04:00.449 --> 00:04:10.129 “Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible.” (8:6) 00:04:10.129 --> 00:04:15.759 While they are looking on. 00:04:15.759 --> 00:04:20.360 Just as your Lord brought you out from Medina to Badr with the truth, 00:04:20.439 --> 00:04:23.759 Much to the dislike of a party of the believers. 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:29.480 Because they did not think that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would encounter a battle. 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:33.240 Likewise, some of them argue with you, saying: 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:37.560 "You did not inform us that we would encounter the enemy so that we could prepare." 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:40.680 And they were averse to fighting. 00:04:40.680 --> 00:04:47.079 They argue with you after it has become clear to them that you do not act except by what Allah has commanded you. 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:50.439 It is as if these people who argue with you— 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:53.680 “Disputing with thee of the Truth after it had been made manifest, as if they were being driven to death visible.” (8:6) 00:04:53.680 --> 00:04:58.449 This is due to their aversion to encountering the Quraysh. 00:04:58.449 --> 00:05:05.610 “And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers;” (8:7) 00:05:05.610 --> 00:05:13.850 “And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers;” (8:7) 00:05:13.850 --> 00:05:18.610 “And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers;” (8:7) 00:05:18.610 --> 00:05:24.410 “And when Allah promised you one of the two bands (of the enemy) that it should be yours, and ye longed that other than the armed one might be yours. And Allah willed that He should cause the Truth to triumph by His words, and cut the root of the disbelievers;” (8:7) 00:05:24.410 --> 00:05:30.029 And to cut off the roots of the disbelievers. 00:05:30.029 --> 00:05:36.709 And remember, O people, when Allah promised you that one of the two groups would be yours: 00:05:36.709 --> 00:05:40.509 Either the group of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and the caravan, 00:05:40.550 --> 00:05:46.149 Or the group of the polytheists who marched out from Mecca to protect their caravan. 00:05:46.149 --> 00:05:51.629 And you wished that the group that had no fighting would be yours, 00:05:51.629 --> 00:05:53.189 Which was the caravan. 00:05:53.189 --> 00:05:57.029 But Allah intended to establish Islam and elevate it, 00:05:57.029 --> 00:06:01.790 By commanding you, O believers, to fight the disbelievers. 00:06:01.790 --> 00:06:05.149 While you wanted the spoils and the wealth. 00:06:05.149 --> 00:06:11.300 And Allah intended to destroy the root of those who deny the oneness of Allah. 00:06:11.300 --> 00:06:19.620 “That He might cause the Truth to triumph and bring vanity to naught, however much the guilty might oppose;” (8:8) 00:06:19.620 --> 00:06:25.459 And Allah intended to cut off the roots of the disbelievers so that He might establish the truth, 00:06:25.459 --> 00:06:28.139 So that Allah alone would be worshipped, 00:06:28.139 --> 00:06:31.899 And the worship of idols and false gods would be abolished. 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:39.519 Even if those who committed crimes—the disbelievers who earned sins and burdens—disliked it. 00:06:39.519 --> 00:07:00.589 “When ye sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): I will help you with a thousand of the angels, rank on rank.” (8:9) 00:07:00.589 --> 00:07:06.029 And He abolishes falsehood when you seek refuge in Allah from your enemy, 00:07:06.029 --> 00:07:08.910 And call upon Him for victory over them. 00:07:08.949 --> 00:07:14.230 So He answered your prayer, saying: "I will reinforce you with a thousand angels," 00:07:14.230 --> 00:07:19.990 Following one another in succession. 00:07:19.990 --> 00:07:27.470 Allah did not make it except as good news, and so that your hearts might be at rest. 00:07:27.470 --> 00:07:40.089 And there is no victory except from Allah; indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might, All-Wise. 00:07:40.129 --> 00:07:47.129 Allah did not make the succession of angels, O believers, as a reinforcement for you, 00:07:47.129 --> 00:07:51.290 Except as good news to you, announcing Allah’s victory. 00:07:51.290 --> 00:07:55.329 And so that your hearts might be tranquil upon their arrival. 00:07:55.329 --> 00:08:01.689 And you are not victorious over your enemy, O believers, except by Allah granting you victory. 00:08:01.689 --> 00:08:10.480 Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might—nothing can overcome Him—and All-Wise in His management and His granting of victory to whom He wills. 00:08:10.519 --> 00:08:26.600 “When He made the slumber fall upon you as a reassurance from him and sent down water from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you, and remove from you the fear of Satan, and make strong your hearts and firm (your) feet thereby.” (8:11) 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:36.559 “When He made the slumber fall upon you as a reassurance from him and sent down water from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you, and remove from you the fear of Satan, and make strong your hearts and firm (your) feet thereby.” (8:11) 00:08:36.600 --> 00:08:52.240 “When He made the slumber fall upon you as a reassurance from him and sent down water from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you, and remove from you the fear of Satan, and make strong your hearts and firm (your) feet thereby.” (8:11) 00:08:53.399 --> 00:09:00.559 Your hearts are at rest, as He casts upon you drowsiness as a security from Allah for you. 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:04.559 And He sends down upon you rain from the sky on the day of Badr, 00:09:04.600 --> 00:09:07.919 To purify the believers for their prayer, 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:13.200 Because they had woken up that day in a state of ritual impurity (janabah) without water. 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:17.799 And Satan had whispered to them, causing them grief, 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:21.519 Because they were in a state of ritual impurity without water. 00:09:21.519 --> 00:09:25.559 So Allah removed that from their hearts with the rain. 00:09:25.559 --> 00:09:28.600 That was His strengthening of their hearts, 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:34.200 And His fortifying of their resolve, and His firming of their feet with that rain. 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:38.960 Because they had met their enemy on sandy, loose ground. 00:09:38.960 --> 00:09:46.399 So the rain packed it down until their feet became firm upon it, not sinking in. 00:09:46.399 --> 00:09:58.200 “When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger.” (8:12) 00:09:58.399 --> 00:10:02.879 “When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger.” (8:12) 00:10:02.879 --> 00:10:09.919 “When thy Lord inspired the angels, (saying): I am with you. So make those who believe stand firm. I will throw fear into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Then smite the necks and smite of them each finger.” (8:12) 00:10:11.190 --> 00:10:16.590 When your Lord revealed to the angels, "I am with you, so support those who believe." 00:10:16.590 --> 00:10:21.830 So strengthen the resolve of those who believe and purify their intentions. 00:10:21.830 --> 00:10:27.269 It is said that their "strengthening" was their presence in the battle alongside them. 00:10:27.309 --> 00:10:31.830 And it is said it was their assistance in fighting their enemies. 00:10:31.830 --> 00:10:38.950 And it is said that an angel would say to a man among the Companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him: 00:10:38.950 --> 00:10:42.269 "I heard these people saying, 00:10:42.269 --> 00:10:46.070 'By Allah, if they charge at us, we will surely be defeated.'" 00:10:46.070 --> 00:10:49.629 So the spirits of the Muslims were strengthened by that. 00:10:49.629 --> 00:10:54.429 I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieved, O believers, because of you. 00:10:54.470 --> 00:10:56.950 Until they flee from you. 00:10:56.950 --> 00:10:58.750 So strike above the necks, 00:10:58.750 --> 00:11:02.350 And it is said, upon the skin of the necks. 00:11:02.350 --> 00:11:10.759 And strike, O believers, every extremity and joint of their hands and feet. 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:19.600 That is because they opposed Allah and His Messenger. 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:24.039 “That is because they opposed Allah and His messenger. Whoso opposeth Allah and His messenger, (for him) lo! Allah is severe in punishment.” (8:13) 00:11:24.039 --> 00:11:29.840 Indeed, Allah is severe in punishment. 00:11:29.840 --> 00:11:40.120 “That (is the award), so taste it, and (know) that for disbelievers is the torment of the Fire.” (8:14) 00:11:40.120 --> 00:11:41.639 This action, 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:46.559 Of striking these disbelievers above the necks and at every joint, 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:50.360 Is a recompense for their opposition to Allah and His Messenger, 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:53.120 And their departure from His command. 00:11:53.159 --> 00:11:56.519 And whoever opposes the command of Allah and the command of His Messenger, 00:11:56.519 --> 00:12:00.399 Then Allah is severe in punishment for him in this world, 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:05.000 By inflicting upon him what He inflicts upon His enemies of retribution, 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:08.840 And in the Hereafter, eternal residence in the Fire of Hell. 00:12:08.840 --> 00:12:13.080 This punishment, which I have hastened for you, O disbelievers, 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:15.159 Taste it now, 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:20.809 And know that for you in the Hereafter and the final return is the punishment of the Fire. 00:12:20.850 --> 00:12:23.450 O you who have believed, 00:12:23.450 --> 00:12:32.409 When you meet those who disbelieve in battle, 00:12:32.409 --> 00:12:36.129 Do not turn your backs to them. 00:12:36.129 --> 00:12:40.889 And whoever turns his back to them on that day, 00:12:40.889 --> 00:12:47.929 Unless it is to maneuver for battle, 00:12:47.929 --> 00:12:51.529 “Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless manoeuvring for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end.” (8:16) 00:12:51.529 --> 00:13:00.169 “Whoso on that day turneth his back to them, unless manoeuvring for battle or intent to join a company, he truly hath incurred wrath from Allah, and his habitation will be hell, a hapless journey's end.” (8:16) 00:13:00.169 --> 00:13:04.009 His refuge is Hell, 00:13:04.009 --> 00:13:08.970 And wretched is the destination. 00:13:09.009 --> 00:13:12.570 O you who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, 00:13:12.570 --> 00:13:15.889 When you meet those who disbelieve in battle, 00:13:15.889 --> 00:13:18.970 Advancing toward one another— 00:13:18.970 --> 00:13:22.370 And "advancing" means drawing near and approaching— 00:13:22.370 --> 00:13:24.570 Do not turn your backs to them, 00:13:24.570 --> 00:13:26.529 So that you flee from them. 00:13:26.529 --> 00:13:28.850 But stand firm against them, 00:13:28.850 --> 00:13:31.649 For Allah is with you against them. 00:13:31.649 --> 00:13:33.970 And whoever turns his back to them among you, 00:13:33.970 --> 00:13:37.090 Unless it is to maneuver to fight his enemy, 00:13:37.129 --> 00:13:38.690 Seeking a vulnerability in him, 00:13:38.690 --> 00:13:40.529 That he might be able to strike, 00:13:40.529 --> 00:13:42.409 Then he turns back to attack him, 00:13:42.409 --> 00:13:44.610 Or unless he turns his back, 00:13:44.610 --> 00:13:47.409 Moving toward the ranks of the believers, 00:13:47.409 --> 00:13:51.169 Who will return with him to the battle, 00:13:51.169 --> 00:13:53.769 Then he has returned with wrath from Allah, 00:13:53.769 --> 00:13:55.929 And his destination, which he will arrive at, 00:13:55.929 --> 00:13:59.450 In his return on the Day of Resurrection, is Hell, 00:13:59.450 --> 00:14:04.070 And wretched is the place to which he will arrive. 00:14:04.070 --> 00:14:05.750 You did not kill them, 00:14:05.750 --> 00:14:09.830 But it was Allah who killed them. 00:14:09.830 --> 00:14:12.190 “Ye (Muslims) slew them not, but Allah slew them. And thou (Muhammad) threwest not when thou didst throw, but Allah threw, that He might test the believers by a fair test from Him. Lo! Allah is Hearer, Knower.” (8:17) 00:14:12.190 --> 00:14:16.029 And it was not you who threw, but it was Allah who threw, 00:14:16.029 --> 00:14:18.789 And that He might test the believers, 00:14:18.789 --> 00:14:22.309 With a good test. 00:14:22.309 --> 00:14:28.519 Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, All-Knowing. 00:14:28.519 --> 00:14:30.240 You did not kill the polytheists, 00:14:30.240 --> 00:14:32.519 O you believers, 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:35.240 But it was Allah who killed them, 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:38.159 Because He is the One who caused their killing, 00:14:38.159 --> 00:14:41.320 And by His command was their fighting. 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:43.679 And He attributed the throwing to the Prophet of Allah, 00:14:43.679 --> 00:14:45.480 Then negated it from him, 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:46.919 And informed about Himself, 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:49.080 That He is the Thrower, 00:14:49.080 --> 00:14:51.000 Since His power, 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:53.279 Was the one that delivered what was thrown, 00:14:53.279 --> 00:14:54.960 To those who were struck by it, 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:56.759 From among the polytheists. 00:14:56.759 --> 00:14:59.679 And He caused the throw for His Messenger, 00:14:59.679 --> 00:15:01.519 So that He might bestow favor upon the believers, 00:15:01.519 --> 00:15:03.000 In Allah and His Messenger, 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:05.120 By granting them victory over their enemies, 00:15:05.120 --> 00:15:07.679 And granting them the spoils that were with them, 00:15:07.679 --> 00:15:11.769 And recording for them the rewards of their deeds and their jihad. 00:15:11.769 --> 00:15:13.129 Indeed, Allah is All-Hearing, 00:15:13.129 --> 00:15:14.330 O believers, 00:15:14.330 --> 00:15:17.809 To the supplication of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:15:17.809 --> 00:15:20.049 And his pleading with his Lord, 00:15:20.049 --> 00:15:24.009 And his request for the destruction of his enemy and your enemy, 00:15:24.009 --> 00:15:26.970 And He is All-Hearing of the speech of all His creation, 00:15:26.970 --> 00:15:30.519 All-Knowing of all of that. 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:33.399 That is so, and indeed Allah, 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:38.789 Is the One who weakens the plot of the disbelievers. 00:15:38.789 --> 00:15:41.870 That is Our action which We performed, 00:15:41.870 --> 00:15:44.190 And know that Allah, along with that, 00:15:44.190 --> 00:15:46.629 Is the One who weakens the deception of the disbelievers, 00:15:46.629 --> 00:15:49.909 Until they are humbled and submit to the truth, 00:15:49.909 --> 00:15:52.419 Or they are destroyed. 00:15:52.419 --> 00:15:54.700 If you seek the judgment, 00:15:54.700 --> 00:15:59.139 Then the judgment has come to you. 00:15:59.139 --> 00:16:02.059 And if you desist, 00:16:02.059 --> 00:16:04.539 It is better for you. 00:16:04.580 --> 00:16:07.700 But if you return to hostility, We will return to punishment. 00:16:07.700 --> 00:16:19.940 “(O Qureysh!) If ye sought a judgment, now hath the judgment come unto you. And if ye cease (from persecuting the believers) it will be better for you, but if ye return (to the attack) We also shall return. And your host will avail you naught, however numerous it be, and (know) that Allah is with the believers (in His Guidance).” (8:19) 00:16:19.940 --> 00:16:23.379 Even if they are many. 00:16:23.379 --> 00:16:30.679 “(O Qureysh!) If ye sought a judgment, now hath the judgment come unto you. And if ye cease (from persecuting the believers) it will be better for you, but if ye return (to the attack) We also shall return. And your host will avail you naught, however numerous it be, and (know) that Allah is with the believers (in His Guidance).” (8:19) 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:32.120 If you seek the judgment of Allah, 00:16:32.120 --> 00:16:34.720 Regarding the party that most severs ties of kinship, 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:36.840 And the most unjust of the two groups, 00:16:36.840 --> 00:16:39.200 Then the judgment of Allah has come to you, 00:16:39.200 --> 00:16:42.279 And His victory for the oppressed over the oppressor. 00:16:42.279 --> 00:16:44.559 And if you desist, O people of Quraysh, 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:47.120 From disbelief in Allah and His Messenger, 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:51.429 It is better for you in your worldly life and your Hereafter. 00:16:51.429 --> 00:16:54.389 But if you return to warring against him and fighting him, 00:16:54.389 --> 00:16:59.110 We will return with the likes of the event that befell you on the day of Badr. 00:16:59.110 --> 00:17:02.350 And your soldiers and your group will not avail you anything, 00:17:02.350 --> 00:17:07.109 Despite the abundance of their numbers and the fewness of the believers. 00:17:07.109 --> 00:17:10.470 And know that Allah is with those who believe in Him among His servants, 00:17:10.470 --> 00:17:13.259 By granting them victory over them. 00:17:13.259 --> 00:17:16.099 O you who have believed, 00:17:16.099 --> 00:17:18.779 Obey Allah and His Messenger. 00:17:18.779 --> 00:17:28.160 “O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak).” (8:20) 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:31.759 O you who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, 00:17:31.799 --> 00:17:37.400 obey Allah and His Messenger in all that He has commanded you and all that He has forbidden you. 00:17:37.400 --> 00:17:41.240 Do not turn away from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:43.960 while opposing his commands and prohibitions, 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:47.640 even as you hear his instructions and warnings, 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:50.880 and while you claim to believe in him. 00:17:50.880 --> 00:17:59.940 “Be not as those who say, we hear, and they hear not.” (8:21) 00:17:59.940 --> 00:18:03.539 Do not be, O believers, like the polytheists, 00:18:03.539 --> 00:18:08.460 who, when the Book of Allah is recited to them, say: 00:18:08.460 --> 00:18:11.099 "We have heard it with our own ears," 00:18:11.099 --> 00:18:14.660 yet they take no heed and derive no benefit from it, 00:18:14.660 --> 00:18:19.900 as if they were in the position of those who had never heard it at all.