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Qatādah said:

“Beware of turning away from the remembrance of Allāh, for whoever turns away from remembering Him will be the most misguided and the most in need, and the most guilty of sin.”

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged) Volume 7, page. 622, Darussalam

Tafsīr by mere Opinion

 

Tafsīr by mere Opinion

It is prohibited to indulge in Tafsīr by mere opinion. Muḥammad bin Jarīr reported that Ibn ‘Abbās said that the Prophet ﷺ said,

مَنْ قَالَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ بِرَأْيِهِ أَوْ بِمَا لَا يَعْلَمُ فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

“Whoever explains the Qur’ān with his opinion or with what he has no knowledge of, then let him assume his seat in the Fire.”

At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasā’ī and Abu Dāwud also recorded this Ḥadīth. At-Tirmidhi said, “Ḥasan”.

SOURCE: TAFSIR IBN KATHIR (ABRIDGED) p. 33, ABRIDGED BY A GROUP OF SCHOLARS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF SHAYKH SAFIUR-RAHMAN AL-MUBARAKPURI, PUBLISHED BY Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, 2003.

The Virtues of Sūrat Al-Baqarah - by Darussalam Publications

The Virtues of Sūrat Al-Baqarah

In his Musnad, Ad-Dārimi recorded that Ibn Mas’ūd said, “Shayṭān departs the house where Sūrat Al-Baqarah is being recited, and as he leaves, he passes gas.” Ad-Dārimi also recorded that Ash-Sha’bi said that ‘Abdullāh bin Mas’ūd said, “Whoever recites ten Ayāt from Sūrat Al-Baqarah in a night, then Shayṭān will not enter house at night. (These ten Ayāt are) four from the beginning, Ayāt Al-Kursi (255), the following two Ayāt (256-257) and the last three Ayāt.”

In another narration, Ibn Mas’ud said, “Then Shayṭān will not come near him or his family, nor will he be touched by anything that he dislikes. Also, if these Ayāt were to be recited over a senile person, they would wake him up.”¹

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¹ Al-Ḥākim 2:260.

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Source: Tafsīr Ibn Kathir (Abridged) vol.1|Tafsīr of Sūrat Al-Baqarah, Chapter 2, p. 96|Abridged by a group of scholars under the supervision of Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri, Maktaba Dar-us-Salam, 2003.