The Meaning of Allah the Exalted's Saying: "And if Allah had known any good in them, He would have made them listen"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Anfal 8:23], he says: It is unclear to me, "And if Allah had known," what does it mean?
Answer:
It means that Allah did not know any good in them; because what Allah did not know is impossible. Allah did not know any good in them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
Had Allah known any good in them, He would have made them hear.
وَلَوْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْAnswer:
It means that Allah did not know any good in them; because what Allah did not know is impossible. Allah did not know any good in them. Yes.
Source
إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان 01-05-1435هـ — af.org.sa (1:05:28)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.