1519 - التَّحذيرُ مِن التَّفسيرِ بِالرَّأيِ‏

1519. CAUTION AGAINST PERSONAL INTERPRETATION

5201.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : قالَ اللَّهُ جلَّ جلالُه : ما آمَنَ بي مَن فَسَّرَ بِرَأيهِ كَلامي .¹

5201.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Allah the Exalted has said, 'Those who interpret My words with their own opinion do not believe in Me.' ²

5202.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أكثَرُ ما أخافُ على‏ اُمَّتِي مِن بَعدي رجُلٌ يَتَأوَّلُ القرآنَ يَضَعُهُ على‏ غيرِ مَواضِعِهِ .³

5202.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'The worst thing I fear for my community after me is for someone to interpret the Quran wrongfully.' ⁴

5203.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : مَن فَسَّرَ القرآنَ بِرَأيهِ فَأصابَ لم يُؤجَرْ ، وإن أخطَأَ كانَ إثمُهُ علَيهِ .⁵

5203.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Whoever interprets the Quran with his own opinion and is correct, will not be rewarded, and if he is wrong, he will bear the burden of a sin.' ⁶