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Overall meaning of the verse: Allah, exalted is He, tells His Prophet ﷺ that if you were to question those hypocrites who uttered a statement of disbelief in jest, they would plead that they never intended mockery or denial, but were only passing the time in conversation. Inform them that such an excuse will not benefit them before Allah in any way.
Relevance of the verse to the chapter: Along with the lines that follow it, the verse shows that whoever jests about anything containing mention of Allah, the Messenger ﷺ, or the Quran has fallen into disbelief.
Points derived from the verse:
- Mocking Allah, His signs, or His Messenger is disbelief that nullifies monotheism.
- A person who commits an act of disbelief and then claims ignorance of its nature is not excused.
- The remembrance of Allah, His Book, and His Messenger ﷺ must be treated with the utmost reverence.
- Whoever utters words of disbelief becomes a disbeliever, even if his heart does not embrace what he has said.
شيئاً.
المعنى الإجمالي للآية: يقول الله تعالى لنبيه – ﷺ: ولئن سألت هؤلاء المنافقين الذين تكلّموا بكلمة الكفر استهزاءً، فإنهم سيعتذرون بأنهم لم يقصدوا الاستهزاء والتكذيب، وإنما قصدوا الخوضَ في الحديث، فأخبرَهم أن عذرهم هذا لا يُغني عنهم من الله شيئاً.
مناسبة الآية للباب: أنها تدل مع ما بعدها على كفر من هزل بشيء فيه ذكر الله أو الرسول –ﷺ أو القرآن.
ما يستفاد من الآية:
١- أن الاستهزاء بالله وآياته ورسوله كفرٌ ينافي التوحيد.
٢- أن من فعل الكفر وادعى أنه لم يعلم أنه كفرٌ لا يعذر بذلك.
٣- وجوب تعظيم ذكر الله وكتابه ورسوله –ﷺ.
٤- أن من تلفّظ بكلام الكفر، كفر ولو لم يعتقد ما قال بقلبه.
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