Tafsir of Surah Al-Ghaafir 40:37

﴿أَسْبَابَ السَّمَاوَاتِ فَأَطَّلِعَ إِلَىٰ إِلَٰهِ مُوسَىٰ وَإِنِّي لَأَظُنُّهُ كَاذِبًا وَكَذَٰلِكَ زُيِّنَ لِفِرْعَوْنَ سُوءُ عَمَلِهِ وَصُدَّ عَنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا كَيْدُ فِرْعَوْنَ إِلَّا فِي تَبَابٍ﴾

Translation of the meaning

The ways into the heavens - so that I may look at the deity of Moses; but indeed, I think he is a liar." And thus was made attractive to Pharaoh the evil of his deed, and he was averted from the [right] way. And the plan of Pharaoh was not except in ruin.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

كذب موسى في قوله إن الله فوق السموات«مجموع الفتاوى» 3/225

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

فكذب فرعون موسى في إخباره إياه بأن ربه فوق السماء،«إعلام الموقعين عن رب العالمين» 2/216

What he quoted from others

الكوفيون حكاه «وصد بضم الصاد حملا على زين»«شفاء العليل في مسائل القضاء والقدر والحكمة والتعليل» 1/82
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