ATH: Principles of Tafseer – Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen – Dr Saleh as Saleh

 Now, let's come to the last part that I want to bring to your attention now. It says, "And He is the One who revealed to you  The Book, or the Revelation. It's verses are those that are substance, or that represents the foundation of the religion. It says, "hunna 'Ummul Kitaab" They are the basis, they are the mother of the Book, they are the essentials of the Book, the substance of the Book. "Wa 'ukharu Mutashaabihaat." And those that fit in the other category, they are allegorical, or they are verses that allude to something else, or tell something by analysis, or by parable, or in parables, etc.; they are to be interpreted. "Fa 'ammal-laziina fii quluubihim zay-gun" But those who have in their hearts .."zay-gun" who have in their hearts intentions to create division, schisms within the community of the Muslims.

It says, such persons who have such desire in their heart, idea in their heart, they prefer that that is allegorical, ... they have the desire to split the Muslims, create divisions among the Muslims, you see? So they favor that which requires a whole lot of interpretation over that that is clear,..or the basic structure, substance of the religion. Now there are those who charge me with this. I've had one come to me and said, "Brother Imam, the Qur'an condemns that. You are not supposed to do that. Says, no one knows the taawiili, the correct interpretation of the Qur'an but Allah. It says it right here in the Qur'an. No one knows but Allah." ... I didn't even reply to him. Because I knew their heart, I knew their intention, it was obvious to me what they wanted to do. They wanted to discredit me so you wouldn't have a leader. That's all they wanted, so they could take my place over you, get you to follow them. That's all they wanted.