Does the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And be severe with them" conflict with the hadith: "Whenever mercy is present in something, it adorns it..."?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted[At-Tawbah 9:73] regarding divorce, he asks: Does this conflict with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): What mercy is in a thing… Sahih Muslim 2594a regarding divorce
The Shaykh:
Everything has its place. Violence is not appropriate, but harshness toward the disbeliever, harshness and severity toward the disbeliever, is in its place; this is required. Likewise, harshness and severity toward the hypocrite are required to deter him and put an end to his harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh:
Because if you are lenient with them, their harm increases, and they become bold, so it is necessary to be decisive and deter them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted
O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocrites and be harsh upon them
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ وَاغْلُظْ عَلَيْهِمْin anything but that it adds to its beauty and it is not withdrawn from anything but it makes it defective
فِي شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ زَانَهُ وَلاَ يُنْزَعُ مِنْ شَىْءٍ إِلاَّ شَانَهُThe Shaykh:
Everything has its place. Violence is not appropriate, but harshness toward the disbeliever, harshness and severity toward the disbeliever, is in its place; this is required. Likewise, harshness and severity toward the hypocrite are required to deter him and put an end to his harm. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted.
The Shaykh:
Because if you are lenient with them, their harm increases, and they become bold, so it is necessary to be decisive and deter them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2240- 4717] هل قوله تعالى:﴿واغلظ عليهم﴾ يتعارض مع حديث (ما كان الرفق في شيء إلا زانه ..)؟ — youtube.com
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