Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Jinn, Ayah 4

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وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًۭا
And that our foolish one has been saying about Allah an excessive transgression.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And that the fool among us the ignorant one among us used to utter atrocious lies against God extreme calumny by attributing to Him a spouse and a son.

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(And that the foolish one among us) i.e. the devil (used to speak concerning Allah an atrocious lie.

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