Combining the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Upon yourselves,” with the hadith: “If the evil becomes widespread”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah[Al-Ma'idah 5:105] with what is reported in the hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her), in which she asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih al-Bukhari 7059.
Answer:
Yes,[Al-Ma'idah 5:105] means that you do not say that everyone is like this, that everyone is drinking intoxicants, that everyone is doing such and such. It is not up to you; it is up to yourself, and you should not follow the people. Do not follow the people. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How do you reconcile the statement of Allah
O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنفُسَكُمْ لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ إِذَا اهْتَدَيْتُمْIt was asked, "Shall we be destroyed though there are righteous people among us?" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Yes, if evil increased."
أنهلك وفينا الصالحون؟ قال نعم إذا كثر الخبثAnswer:
Yes,
Those who have gone astray will not harm you
لَا يَضُرُّكُم مَّن ضَلَّ
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 26-06-1438 هـ — af.org.sa (1:15:02)
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