In His saying, the Exalted: “And those who disbelieved, their allies are the taghut, who take them out of the light,” what is the light that they were upon?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Baqarah 2:257], he asks: What is the light upon which they were before the tyrants took them out of the light?
The Shaykh:
The disbelievers, their allies take them out of [the light]. They have no light at all, they have no light at all, but they take them out of the light to which they were called, to which they were called, and which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. They keep them away from it and do not let them enter it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: What is the difference between.
The Shaykh:
Also, that one becomes a believer and then apostatizes, may Allah protect us, he obeys Satan and apostatizes from his religion, so he goes out of the light into the darkness. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And those who disbelieve - their allies are Taghut. They take them out of the light into darknesses.
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا أَوْلِيَاؤُهُمُ الطَّاغُوتُ يُخْرِجُونَهُم مِّنَ النُّورِ إِلَى الظُّلُمَاتِThe Shaykh:
The disbelievers, their allies take them out of [the light]. They have no light at all, they have no light at all, but they take them out of the light to which they were called, to which they were called, and which the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) brought. They keep them away from it and do not let them enter it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
The questioner:
Your Eminence, the father. The questioner says: What is the difference between.
The Shaykh:
Also, that one becomes a believer and then apostatizes, may Allah protect us, he obeys Satan and apostatizes from his religion, so he goes out of the light into the darkness. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2169- 4717] في قوله تعالى﴿والذين كفروا أولياؤهم الطاغوت يخرجونهم من النور﴾ما النور الذي كانوا عليه؟ — youtube.com
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