Meaning
What is this example referring to?
Answer
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It is an example for the one whose life ends in corruption. [Ibn ʿAbbās]
- It is an example for the one who neglects obedience to Allah and then dies. [Mujāhid]
- It is an example for the one who shows off in his spending, and the benefit of his charity is cut off from him when he is in most need of it. [Al-Suddī]

