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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The intended meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (So ask those who count)?

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Question:
This questioner asks: What is the intended meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "So ask those who count"?

Answer:
This is what the people of misguidance say, may Allah protect us from them.
How long did you remain on earth in number of years?"كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ عَدَدَ سِنِينَ
[Al-Mu'minun 23:112]
?
They will say, "We remained a day or part ofقَالُوا لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ
[Al-Mu'minun 23:113]
So ask those who count; they lived the life, and they say, "We did not remain except a day or part of a day." And they passed through this entire life, from its beginning to its end, and they say, "We did not remain except a day or part of a day." Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 من 12\المقصود بقوله تعالى: (فَاسْأَلِ الْعَادِّينَ)؟\صالح الفوزان\كبار العلماء — youtube.com

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