What is the meaning of "will" in the statement of Noah: "And my advice will not benefit you if I intend to advise you"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of "will" in His saying:[Hud 11:34]?
Answer:
The will of Noah (peace be upon him) in "if I intend to advise you" means that Noah intends to advise them, commanding them and forbidding them, as advice to them. Just as Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) said:[Hud 11:88] Yes, the messengers intend reform. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: What is the meaning of "will" in His saying:
And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you
وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْAnswer:
The will of Noah (peace be upon him) in "if I intend to advise you" means that Noah intends to advise them, commanding them and forbidding them, as advice to them. Just as Shu'ayb (peace be upon him) said:
And I do not intend to differ from you in that which I have forbidden you; I only intend reform as much as I am able.
وَمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُخَالِفَكُمْ إِلَىٰ مَا أَنْهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ إِنْ أُرِيدُ إِلَّا الْإِصْلَاحَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [491 -858] ما معنى الإرادة في قول نوح: (ولا ينفعكم نصحي إن أردت أن أنصح لكم)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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