Does the verse “This is a warning from the former warnings” imply that what happened to previous nations is a warning for those who lie to the Messenger?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted,[An-Najm 53:56], “the warnings,” mean that what happened to the previous nations is a warning for you, O you who lie to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, there is no doubt. The benefit of these verses is that if you do not believe in this Messenger, then await what will befall you, just as it befell the previous nations.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. He says: Teacher.
The Shaykh:
This punishment may be a cosmic event, or the punishment may be through jihad. Jihad against the disbelievers, removing them from their lands, the Muslims taking possession of them, and imposing the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) on them. This is certainly a punishment for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted,
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰThe Shaykh:
Yes, indeed, there is no doubt. The benefit of these verses is that if you do not believe in this Messenger, then await what will befall you, just as it befell the previous nations.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. He says: Teacher.
The Shaykh:
This punishment may be a cosmic event, or the punishment may be through jihad. Jihad against the disbelievers, removing them from their lands, the Muslims taking possession of them, and imposing the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) on them. This is certainly a punishment for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [603- 4717] هل يفهم من الآية﴿هذا نذير من النذر الأولى﴾أن ما حصل للأمم السابقة نذير لمن كذب الرسول؟ — youtube.com
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