Is it correct to say: "For the hand of Allah is with the congregation" or "upon the congregation"?
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Question:
Shaykh, the khatib's phrase on Friday at the end of the khutbah: he says, "Stick to the congregation, for the hand of Allah is with the congregation" or "upon the congregation"?
Answer:
Upon the congregation. For the hand of Allah is upon the congregation. And if he says "with the congregation," there is no harm. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)[An-Nahl 16:128]. Yes.
Shaykh, the khatib's phrase on Friday at the end of the khutbah: he says, "Stick to the congregation, for the hand of Allah is with the congregation" or "upon the congregation"?
Answer:
Upon the congregation. For the hand of Allah is upon the congregation. And if he says "with the congregation," there is no harm. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
with those who fear Him and those who are doers of good.
مَعَ الَّذِينَ اتَّقَوا وَّالَّذِينَ هُم مُّحْسِنُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3193] هل الصحيح أن يقال: "فإن يد الله مع الجماعة" أو "على الجماعة"؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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