A004
Surah: 005 - Ayah: 004
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5:4
Kalb (Dog, wrath, anger, torment)
It is said in a Hadith: "Angels do not enter a house in which there is a dog or a picture." (Ibn Hanbal, I, 104; Lughat, Kaf, p. 82). The external dog either watches at the door or it is used for hunting according to the permission of the Qur'an (5:4) and the internal dog (wrath, anger) lives in the house of the heart. Now, consider that when a dog is in someone's heart, would angels enter it? Similarly, there are external pictures and internal pictures. The internal pictures are the idols of worldly love. Thus, it is not possible for angels to enter a heart in which there is idolatry day and night.
Q349 The following is mentioned in eight places of the wise Qur’an (5:4): “Surely God is swift in taking account.” It is also mentioned in verse (6:62): “Surely His is the judgement and He is the swiftest of reckoners.” What is the reckoning of? Which day is the day of reckoning?
A349
- It is the day of the reckoning of the deeds of the servants, by which is meant the resurrection.
- The day of reckoning is one of the names of resurrection.
- However, resurrection is not external, it is in an internal and spiritual state and takes place in the time of every Imam, and the moment an action is accomplished, its reckoning or account also becomes complete.
This verse has been referred 2 times.