The Meaning of Despair in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "Until the Messengers Despaired"
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying[Yusuf 12:110] what is meant by despair here? And what is intended by it?
The Shaykh:
It is the delay. What is meant by despair is the delay, the delay of victory and the severity of the situation. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Messengers do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, but what is meant here is the delay and the severity of the situation.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying
[They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied
حَتَّىٰ إِذَا اسْتَيْأَسَ الرُّسُلُ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ كُذِبُواThe Shaykh:
It is the delay. What is meant by despair is the delay, the delay of victory and the severity of the situation. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Messengers do not lose hope in the mercy of Allah, but what is meant here is the delay and the severity of the situation.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1819] معنى اليأس في قوله تعالى: حتى إذا استيأس الرسل - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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