At-Tawbah 9:34 ۞ يا ايها الذين امنوا ان كثيرا من الاحبار والرهبان لياكلون اموال الناس بالباطل ويصدون عن سبيل الله والذين يكنزون الذهب والفضة ولا ينفقونها في سبيل الله فبشرهم بعذاب اليم ٣٤
۞ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
ٱلَّذِينَ
ءَامَنُوٓاْ
إِنَّ
كَثِيرٗا
مِّنَ
ٱلۡأَحۡبَارِ
وَٱلرُّهۡبَانِ
لَيَأۡكُلُونَ
أَمۡوَٰلَ
ٱلنَّاسِ
بِٱلۡبَٰطِلِ
وَيَصُدُّونَ
عَن
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِۗ
وَٱلَّذِينَ
يَكۡنِزُونَ
ٱلذَّهَبَ
وَٱلۡفِضَّةَ
وَلَا
يُنفِقُونَهَا
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِ
فَبَشِّرۡهُم
بِعَذَابٍ
أَلِيمٖ
٣٤
Believers, many rabbis and monks wrongfully consume people’s possessions and turn people away from God’s path. [Prophet], tell those who hoard gold and silver instead of giving in God’s cause that they will have a grievous punishment:
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Warning against Corrupt Scholars and Misguided Worshippers
As-Suddi said that the Ahbar are Jewish rabbis, while the Ruhban are Christian monks. This statement is true, for Ahbar are Jewish rabbis, just as Allah said,
لَوْلاَ يَنْهَـهُمُ الرَّبَّـنِيُّونَ وَالاٌّحْبَارُ عَن قَوْلِهِمُ الإِثْمَ وَأَكْل
…Warning against Corrupt Scholars and Misguided Worshippers
As-Suddi said that the Ahbar are Jewish rabbis, while the Ruhban are Christian monks. This s
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