How is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of saying “And whoever disobeys them has gone astray” reconciled with his statement: “Indeed, Allah and His Messenger forbid you…”?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: How is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of the preacher who said “And whoever disobeys them has gone astray” reconciled with his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)Sunan Ibn Majah 3196Sahih (Darussalam)
Answer:
Because the preacher’s statement is general. “Whoever disobeys them” could be understood to mean that one does not go astray unless one disobeys both Allah and the Messenger together, whereas if one disobeys only Allah or only the Messenger, the sin is upon him. It is not necessary to combine the disobedience of Allah and the Messenger. As for the hadith the point is yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: How is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of the preacher who said “And whoever disobeys them has gone astray” reconciled with his statement (peace and blessings be upon him)
Allah and His Messenger forbid you to eat the flesh of domesticated donkeys
إن الله ورسوله ينهيانكم عن لحوم الحمر الأهلية.Answer:
Because the preacher’s statement is general. “Whoever disobeys them” could be understood to mean that one does not go astray unless one disobeys both Allah and the Messenger together, whereas if one disobeys only Allah or only the Messenger, the sin is upon him. It is not necessary to combine the disobedience of Allah and the Messenger. As for the hadith
The second one does not contain any generality, and
الثاني فليس فيه اجمال ولا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2940- 4717] كيف يجمع بين نهيه ﷺعن قول(ومن يعصهما فقد غوى) وبين قوله:«إن الله ورسوله ينهيانكم ..»؟ — youtube.com
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