The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "They see them as their own, with the eye"
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Question:
This is Ahmad from al-Kharj. He asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ali 'Imran 3:13]
Answer:
This refers to Badr. This is regarding the Battle of Badr.[Ali 'Imran 3:13] The disbelievers were a thousand, they were a thousand, while the Muslims were three hundred, three hundred only. And despite this, the Muslims prevailed over the disbelievers in the Battle of Badr. Yes.
This is Ahmad from al-Kharj. He asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight
يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِAnswer:
This refers to Badr. This is regarding the Battle of Badr.
Already there has been for you a sign in the two armies which met - one fighting in the cause of Allah and another of disbelievers. They saw them [to be] twice their [own] number by [their] eyesight.
قَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ آيَةٌ فِي فِئَتَيْنِ الْتَقَتَا فِئَةٌ تُقَاتِلُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأُخْرَىٰ كَافِرَةٌ يَرَوْنَهُم مِّثْلَيْهِمْ رَأْيَ الْعَيْنِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (205) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-05-07] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (22:12)
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