What is the reason for addressing humans rather than the jinn in Surat al-Asr?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-'Asr 103:1-2], what is the reason for addressing humans rather than the jinn?
Answer:
Allah knows best. The jinn follow the address, which is directed to humans, but the jinn are followers of them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
(1) By time, (2) Indeed, mankind is in loss,
وَالْعَصْرِ إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍAnswer:
Allah knows best. The jinn follow the address, which is directed to humans, but the jinn are followers of them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [779- 4717] ما وجه توجيه الخطاب للإنس دون الجن في سورة العصر؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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