The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “And it is not for a believer, male or female, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter…” (the verse)
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Question:
May Allah bless you. This person is inquiring about a noble verse in the saying of the Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-Ahzab 33:36]
Answer:
Yes, this verse indicates the obligation to do what Allah has commanded or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded. This is the default ruling for a command: that it is obligatory. It does not shift to being recommended unless there is evidence that diverts it from being obligatory. A person is not at liberty when Allah and His Messenger command something; he is not at liberty to do it if he wishes or not do it if he wishes. Rather, he is bound to obey and comply with the command, unless evidence indicates that the command is for recommendation. Yes.
May Allah bless you. This person is inquiring about a noble verse in the saying of the Blessed and Exalted is He:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair. And whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger has certainly strayed into clear error.
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا مُّبِينًاAnswer:
Yes, this verse indicates the obligation to do what Allah has commanded or what His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) has commanded. This is the default ruling for a command: that it is obligatory. It does not shift to being recommended unless there is evidence that diverts it from being obligatory. A person is not at liberty when Allah and His Messenger command something; he is not at liberty to do it if he wishes or not do it if he wishes. Rather, he is bound to obey and comply with the command, unless evidence indicates that the command is for recommendation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، معنى قوله تعالى (وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة إذا قضى الله ورسوله أمرا ) الآية - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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