Reconciling the verse “There is no nation except that a warner has passed among them” with the argument of not having been sent a Messenger
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the words of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,[Fatir 35:24] and similar verses, with the reports that some people will argue on the Day of Resurrection that no Messenger was sent to them?
Answer:
They do not argue that nothing reached them, nor is that a valid argument, because it is not necessary that a Messenger be sent to every land. However, the call spreads; the Messenger’s call spreads and reaches people. So he may argue that nothing reached him, and it will be said, “This is one of the people of the period of ignorance (fatrah).” But if he says, “No Messenger came to me,” that is not the case; we did not fail to convey the call of the Messengers to us.
Except for a person in his natural state, who knows nothing, hears nothing, and nothing reaches him, living in remote jungles far from people. This is rare, this is rare, O servants of Allah, living in jungles far from humans. As for mixing with people, as you see now, means of transport and media reach the east and the west, entering caves, grottos, and the tops of mountains. This is from the wisdom of Allah so that these people do not argue on the Day of Resurrection, saying, “Nothing reached us.” Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh. Now it resounds through the radio, resounding in the world and reaching every place. This is from the wisdom of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the words of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He,
And there was no nation but that there had passed within it a warner.
وَإِن مِّنْ أُمَّةٍ إِلَّا خَلَا فِيهَا نَذِيرٌAnswer:
They do not argue that nothing reached them, nor is that a valid argument, because it is not necessary that a Messenger be sent to every land. However, the call spreads; the Messenger’s call spreads and reaches people. So he may argue that nothing reached him, and it will be said, “This is one of the people of the period of ignorance (fatrah).” But if he says, “No Messenger came to me,” that is not the case; we did not fail to convey the call of the Messengers to us.
Except for a person in his natural state, who knows nothing, hears nothing, and nothing reaches him, living in remote jungles far from people. This is rare, this is rare, O servants of Allah, living in jungles far from humans. As for mixing with people, as you see now, means of transport and media reach the east and the west, entering caves, grottos, and the tops of mountains. This is from the wisdom of Allah so that these people do not argue on the Day of Resurrection, saying, “Nothing reached us.” Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh. Now it resounds through the radio, resounding in the world and reaching every place. This is from the wisdom of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الجمع بين قوله –تعالى ﴿وإن من أمة إلا خلا فيها نذير﴾ وما ورد عن احتجاج بعض الناس يوم القيامة... — youtube.com
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