Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, We sent the devils against the disbelievers”
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Question:
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Maryam 19:83] Is this specific to disbelievers, or does it include the sinful Muslim as well?
Answer:
Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned the disbelievers, and "We sent the devils" means We empowered them over the disbelievers to incite them to disbelief and drive them toward disbelief as a punishment for them, and may Allah protect us. Allah empowered the devils over them because of their disbelief. As for the believer, angels are with him, commanding him to do good and guiding him.[Fussilat 41:31] The angels say to the believer when he dies: [Fussilat 41:31] So the believer is with angels, and the disbeliever and the one who associates partners with Allah is with devils, who command him to disbelief and increase him in disbelief. We ask Allah for safety. It is a punishment for them that Satan takes charge of them. [Al-Baqarah 2:257] Yes.
What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
that We have sent the devils upon the disbelievers, inciting them to [evil] with [constant] incitement?
أَنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّاAnswer:
Allah (Mighty and Majestic) mentioned the disbelievers, and "We sent the devils" means We empowered them over the disbelievers to incite them to disbelief and drive them toward disbelief as a punishment for them, and may Allah protect us. Allah empowered the devils over them because of their disbelief. As for the believer, angels are with him, commanding him to do good and guiding him.
We [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter
نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِWe [angels] were your allies in worldly life and [are so] in the Hereafter
نَحْنُ أَوْلِيَاؤُكُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَفِي الْآخِرَةِAllah is the ally of those who believe. He brings them out from darknesses into the light. And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide eternally therein.
اللَّهُ وَلِيُّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا يُخْرِجُهُم مِّنَ الظُّلُمَاتِ إِلَى النُّورِ وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِ أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿ألم تر أنا أرسلنا الشياطين على الكافرين تؤزهم أزا﴾؟ وهل هذا مختص بالكفار فقط؟ — youtube.com
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