Tafsir for verse: 72:5
وَأَنَّا ظَنَنَّآ أَن لَّن تَقُولَ ٱلۡإِنسُ وَٱلۡجِنُّ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا ٥ ﴿5
5and that we thought that the humans and the Jinn would never tell a lie about Allah, (therefore, we had followed them in shirk under this impression),
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Commentary

And when they mentioned what they were guided to of the truth regarding Allah and those who led them to falsehood, they mentioned their excuse for following the foolish one and for falling into the sites of accusations. They said, confirming that what they were upon of disbelief is worthy of being thought to not be hidden from anyone due to the clarity of its falsehood: "And we," meaning the group of Muslims from the jinn, "thought," meaning by what we have of the soundness of the innate nature that necessitates having a good opinion based on the testimony of the hadith of Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him, reported by Ahmad: "The believer is naive and generous, while the wicked is deceitful and despicable." "That" means that it, and they increased in confirmation of what had passed, saying: "You will not say," and they began with the best of the two kinds, saying: "Humans," and they followed them with their companions, saying: "and the jinn," meaning speculating "about Allah," meaning the Most High King, who has in His hand the benefit and harm, "a lie," meaning a statement that is for its contradiction to reality the same as a lie. It is in the reading of Abu Ja'far with the opening of the qaf and the waw that is doubled and opened, a source from without the wording. And we only thought that due to what is innate in the nature molded upon desires from believing in appearances, especially when their saying is decisive and great, which is not said except after verification, especially when it is about the King of kings, especially when the speaker is numerous, especially when they are supported by another kind, so they became uncountable in number, and the minds cannot bear opposing a group with this description except with divine support that is decisive and transmitted. And the verse, according to the reading of Abu Ja'far, is from the interweaving: the act of fabrication first is a proof of the act of lying second, and the source of lying second is a proof of the source of fabrication first. And its secret is that fabrication indicates intention, so it is more obscene in meaning, while lying is more obscene in wording. And this guides to the fact that it is not appropriate to follow blindly in anything, for trust in everyone is incapacity. And this can only be uncovered through experience, and blind following may lead to destructive disbelief, eternal destruction. And to this the Prophet, blessings and peace be upon him, guided in what was narrated by the two Shaykhs from Al-Nu'man ibn Bashir, may Allah be pleased with him, that "Whoever avoids doubts, he will safeguard his religion and honor." And in that is the utmost encouragement that a person should neither advance nor refrain in the fundamentals of religion except with certainty.

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