What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And whoever Allah wills to lead astray, you will not be able to repel anything from him on behalf of Allah”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In Allah's saying,[Al-Ma'idah 5:41], what is the meaning of this verse? Is it general, and does it include the awliya (close friends of Allah) of Satan?
Answer:
This is like the one whom Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) intends to misguide. If Allah intends to misguide someone, as in[Al-A'raf 7:186] and he whom Allah causes to stray, there is no one to guide him. If Allah decrees misguidance for a person, no one can guide him. However, He does not decree misguidance except as a punishment for the person's turning away. If a person turns away from Allah and from benefiting from the revelation and [An-Najm 53:29] the remembrance, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) punishes him by causing him to stray in a way that no one can guide him afterward. No human being can guide him. He is only misguided for a reason, a reason from the servant's side: if he turns away, if he turns his back on Allah, if he does not pay attention to the verses of Allah and does not take a lesson, then Allah punishes him. So when it is said, [As-Saf 61:5] No, but what they used to earn has covered their hearts. The servant is the cause of Allah misleading him. As for the one who [Al-Layl 92:5-8] and was self-sufficient and denied the best, We will direct him to the worst. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In Allah's saying,
But he for whom Allah intends fitnah - never will you possess [power to do] for him a thing against Allah.
وَمَن يُرِدِ اللَّهُ فِتْنَتَهُ فَلَن تَمْلِكَ لَهُ مِنَ اللَّهِ شَيْئًاAnswer:
This is like the one whom Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) intends to misguide. If Allah intends to misguide someone, as in
Whoever Allah sends astray - there is no guide for him
مَن يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُSo turn away
فَأَعْرِضْ عَنwhen they deviated, Allah caused their hearts to deviate
زَاغُوا أَزَاغَ اللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْwho gives and fears Allah (6) And believes in the best [reward], (7) We will ease him toward ease. (8) But as for he who withholds
أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [724 -858] ما المقصود بقوله تعالى: (ومن يرد الله فتنته فلن تملك له من الله شيئا)؟ — youtube.com
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