Tafsir of Surah Al-A'raaf 7:177

﴿سَاءَ مَثَلًا الْقَوْمُ الَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَأَنفُسَهُمْ كَانُوا يَظْلِمُونَ﴾

Translation of the meaning

How evil an example [is that of] the people who denied Our signs and used to wrong themselves.

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

والله سبحانه قد بين بقوله: {ساء مثلا} أن التمثيل بالكلب مثل سوء والمؤمن منزه عن مثل السوء.«مجموع الفتاوى» 32/258
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