Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And they do not worship except Allah"
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Question:
Among the questions that arrived is one from Abu Mus'ab from Riyadh. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:16]? He asks: Are they the young men or their people? And why did Allah not say "And what they worship other than Allah"? And what is the interpretation of the entire verse? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Kahf 18:16], meaning you left your people and what they associate with Him, and you withdrew from what they worship other than Allah. So Allah spread His mercy over them and facilitated their affair. And His saying: [Al-Kahf 18:16] Yes.
Among the questions that arrived is one from Abu Mus'ab from Riyadh. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and that which they worship other than Allah
وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَAnswer:
He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
[The youths said to one another], "And when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah, retreat to the cave. Your Lord will spread out for you of His mercy and will prepare for you from your affair facility."
وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَأْوُوا إِلَى الْكَهْفِ يَنشُرْ لَكُمْ رَبُّكُم مِّن رَّحْمَتِهِ وَيُهَيِّئْ لَكُم مِّنْ أَمْرِكُم مِّرْفَقًاAnd when you have withdrawn from them and that which they worship other than Allah
وَإِذِ اعْتَزَلْتُمُوهُمْ وَمَا يَعْبُدُونَ إِلَّا اللَّهَ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7538 — youtube.com (6:27)
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