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Woe to he who recites it but does not contemplate its
(meaning).
In a hadith that Ibn Marduwyah recorded, Ataa said, I, Ibn Umar
and Ubayd
bin Umayr went to Aishah and entered her room, and there was a
screen
between us and her. he said, !" Ubayd# What pre$ents you %rom
$isiting us
&e said, 'What the poet said, 'isit e$ery once in a while,
and you will be
lo$ed more. Ibn Umar said, 'ell us about the most unusual thing
you
witnessed %rom the Messenger o% Allah. he cried and said, 'All
his matters
were ama*ing. "ne night, he came close to me until his s+in
touched my s+in
and said, 'et me worship my ord. I said, '-y Allah I lo$e your
being close to
me. I also lo$e that you worship your ord. &e used the water
and per%ormed
ablution, but did not use too much water. &e then stood up
in prayer and
cried until his beard became wet. &e prostrated and cried
until he made the
ground wet. &e then laid down on his side and cried. When
-ilal came to alert
the rophet %or the /awn prayer, he said, '" Messenger o% Allah#
What ma+es
you cry, while Allah has %orgi$en you your pre$ious and latter
sins. &e
(s.a.w.s) said,
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(" -ilal# What pre$ents me %rom crying, when this night, this
Ayah was
re$ealed to me,)
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erily# In the creation o% the hea$ens and the earth, and in the
alternation o%
night and day, there are indeed signs %or men o% understanding.4
(urah Aal5
e5Imran6372)
&e then said6
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Woe to he who recites it but does not contemplate its
(meaning).4
About the term Uli Al5baab4 (men o% understanding) in the $erse,
it re%ers to
the intelligent and sound minds that contemplate about the true
reality o%
things, unli+e the dea% and mute who do not ha$e sound
comprehension.
Allah said about the latter type in the 8uran,
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And how many a sign in the hea$ens and the earth they pass by,
while they
are a$erse there %rom.4 urah :ousu% (32;).
Allah then describes those who ha$e good minds in the $erse that
%ollows in
urah Aal5e5Imran6
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