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Al-Jathiyah 45:23

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أَفَرَءَيْتَ مَنِ ٱتَّخَذَ إِلَـٰهَهُۥ هَوَىٰهُ وَأَضَلَّهُ ٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَىٰ سَمْعِهِۦ وَقَلْبِهِۦ وَجَعَلَ عَلَىٰ بَصَرِهِۦ غِشَـٰوَةً فَمَن يَهْدِيهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ أَفَلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ

Have you seen he who has taken as his god his [own] desire, and Allāh has sent him astray due to knowledge and has set a seal upon his hearing and his heart and put over his vision a veil? So who will guide him after Allāh? Then will you not be reminded?

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

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ثم قال [ تعالى ] ( أفرأيت من اتخذ إلهه هواه ) أي : إنما يأتمر بهواه ، فمهما رآه حسنا فعله ، ومهما رآه قبيحا تركه : وهذا قد يستدل به على المعتزلة في قولهم بالتحسين والتقبيح العقليين .وعن مالك فيما روي عنه من التفسير : لا يهوى شيئا إلا عبده .وقوله : ( وأضله الله على علم ) يحتمل قولين :أحدهما : وأضله الله لعلمه أنه يستحق ذلك . والآخر : وأضله الله بعد بلوغ العلم إليه ، وقيام الحجة عليه . والثاني يستلزم الأول ، ولا ينعكس .( وختم على سمعه وقلبه وجعل على بصره غشاوة ) أي : فلا يسمع ما ينفعه ، ولا يعي شيئا يهتدي به ، ولا يرى حجة يستضيء بها ; ولهذا قال : ( فمن يهديه من بعد الله أفلا تذكرون ) كقوله : ( من يضلل الله فلا هادي له ويذرهم في طغيانهم يعمهون ) [ الأعراف : 186 ] .

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