Is the intended meaning of the polytheists' statement (And Allah has commanded us to do it) the cosmic command or the legislative command?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the intended meaning of the polytheists' statement (And Allah has commanded us to do it) the cosmic command or the legislative command? They say that Allah commanded us to do it cosmically, which indicates that He legislated it and encouraged it; if He had not been pleased with it, He would not have made us do it.
Answer:
Yes, and because He decreed it for us. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the intended meaning of the polytheists' statement (And Allah has commanded us to do it) the cosmic command or the legislative command? They say that Allah commanded us to do it cosmically, which indicates that He legislated it and encouraged it; if He had not been pleased with it, He would not have made us do it.
Answer:
Yes, and because He decreed it for us. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [162 /641] هل المقصود بقول المشركين (والله أمرنا بها) الأمر الكوني أم الشرعي؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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