How to reconcile Allah’s saying: “And they disbelieve in al-Rahman (the Most Merciful)” with His saying: “And they said: If al-Rahman (the Most Merciful) had willed, we would not have worshipped them”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Allah the Exalted mentioned that the polytheists disbelieve in al-Rahman (the Most Merciful). How do you reconcile this with His saying:[Az-Zukhruf 43:20]
Answer:
We answered this question for you yesterday. We said: Not all of them disbelieve in al-Rahman (the Most Merciful); some of them do disbelieve in al-Rahman. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Allah the Exalted mentioned that the polytheists disbelieve in al-Rahman (the Most Merciful). How do you reconcile this with His saying:
And they said, "If the Most Merciful had willed, we would not have worshipped them."
وَقَالُوا لَوْ شَاءَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ مَا عَبَدْنَاهُمAnswer:
We answered this question for you yesterday. We said: Not all of them disbelieve in al-Rahman (the Most Merciful); some of them do disbelieve in al-Rahman. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1935- 4717] كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى: (وهم يكفرون بالرحمن) وقوله:﴿وقالوا لو شاء الرحمن ما عبدناهم﴾؟ — youtube.com
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