What type of love is meant in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, you cannot guide whom you love” (Surat al-Qasas 56)?
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Question:
In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Qasas 28:56] What is the nature of loving the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
“You love” means you love his guidance; that is, whom you love means his uncle Abu Talib,[Al-Qasas 28:56] meaning you love his guidance.
In His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَAnswer:
“You love” means you love his guidance; that is, whom you love means his uncle Abu Talib,
you do not guide whom you like
لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نوع المحبة في قوله تعالى ﴿إنّك لا تهدي من أحببت﴾سورة القصص 56؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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