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13 Jumada al-awwal 1448 AH Saturday, 24 October 2026
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At-Tawbah 9:109

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أَفَمَنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ تَقْوَىٰ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرِضْوَٰنٍ خَيْرٌ أَم مَّنْ أَسَّسَ بُنْيَـٰنَهُۥ عَلَىٰ شَفَا جُرُفٍ هَارٍ فَٱنْهَارَ بِهِۦ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِى ٱلْقَوْمَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

Then is one who laid the foundation of his building on righteousness [with fear] from Allāh and [seeking] His approval better or one who laid the foundation of his building on the edge of a bank about to collapse, so it collapsed with him into the fire of Hell? And Allāh does not guide the wrongdoing people.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يقول تعالى : لا يستوي من أسس بنيانه على تقوى الله ورضوان ، ومن بنى مسجدا ضرارا وكفرا وتفريقا بين المؤمنين ، وإرصادا لمن حارب الله ورسوله من قبل ، فإنما بنى هؤلاء بنيانهم ( على شفا جرف هار ) أي : طرف حفيرة مثاله ( في نار جهنم والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين ) أي : لا يصلح عمل المفسدين .قال جابر بن عبد الله : رأيت المسجد الذي بني ضرارا يخرج منه الدخان على عهد النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم .وقال ابن جريج ذكر لنا أن رجالا حفروا فوجدوا الدخان يخرج منه . وكذا قال قتادة .وقال خلف بن ياسين الكوفي : رأيت مسجد المنافقين الذي ذكره الله تعالى في القرآن ، وفيه جحر يخرج منه الدخان ، وهو اليوم مزبلة . رواه ابن جرير رحمه الله .وقوله : ( لا يزال بنيانهم الذي بنوا ريبة في قلوبهم ) أي : شكا ونفاقا بسبب إقدامهم على هذا الصنيع الشنيع ، أورثهم نفاقا في قلوبهم ، كما أشرب عابدو العجل حبه .

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