Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do you think that We created you in vain?”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Mu'minun 23:115] directed only at the disbelievers, or at all of mankind and the jinn?
Answer:
It is directed at everyone who opposes the command of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is directed at the disbeliever, the sinner, and everyone who opposes the command of Allah, for he will remember the resurrection and the Reckoning.
Honorable Shaykh, is the saying of Allah the Exalted
Then did you think that We created you uselessly
أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًاAnswer:
It is directed at everyone who opposes the command of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It is directed at the disbeliever, the sinner, and everyone who opposes the command of Allah, for he will remember the resurrection and the Reckoning.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 25 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/الإيمان بفتنة القبر/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (47:49)
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