What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And they were persisting in the great sin” (Surat al-Waqi'ah 46)?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Waqi'ah 56:46]
Answer:
Shirk. They did not repent from shirk, may Allah protect us from it. They died upon shirk, so they became eternal in the Fire. Thus, the sin referred to is shirk. “Persisting” means they did not repent from it.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And they used to persist in the great violation,
وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنثِ الْعَظِيمِAnswer:
Shirk. They did not repent from shirk, may Allah protect us from it. They died upon shirk, so they became eternal in the Fire. Thus, the sin referred to is shirk. “Persisting” means they did not repent from it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿وَكَانُوا يُصِرُّونَ عَلَى الْحِنْثِ الْعَظِيمِ﴾ سورة الواقعة 46؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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