What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And you did not throw when you threw, but Allah threw”?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,[Al-Anfal 8:17], he asks: What is the meaning of the phrase “but Allah threw”?
Answer:
That is, the hitting is by the success of Allah. You threw, but it is not necessary that you hit, unless Allah decreed the hitting. So it is upon you to throw. Allah attributed the throwing to you. Allah attributed the throwing to you, and He negated the hitting from you except by His permission, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
And you threw not, [O Muhammad], when you threw, but it was Allah who threw
وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَمَىٰAnswer:
That is, the hitting is by the success of Allah. You threw, but it is not necessary that you hit, unless Allah decreed the hitting. So it is upon you to throw. Allah attributed the throwing to you. Allah attributed the throwing to you, and He negated the hitting from you except by His permission, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [198 -582] ما المراد بقوله تعالى: (وما رميت إذا رميت ولكن الله رمى)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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