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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if it were not for Allah repelling some people with others, the earth would have been corrupted”?

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Question:
Allah the Exalted
And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corruptedوَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْأَرْضُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:251]
What is the implication of this verse?

Answer:
Yes, the verse is clear
And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corruptedوَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْأَرْضُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:251]
meaning that Allah repels the disbelievers by some of them, He repels nations by others, and He also repels them by the Muslims. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, empowers one over another so that the third party may feel secure. This is part of the wisdom of Allah, Exalted is He, in His servants; He prepares for the disbelievers those who defend them from the Muslims and from the other weak disbelievers.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المراد بقوله تعالى ﴿ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لفسدت الأرض﴾؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com

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