The Meaning of the Phrase: Evil is General, Good is Specific
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The questioner:
What is the validity of the phrase that has spread among people: "Evil is general, and good is specific"?
The Shaykh:
I do not know this; I do not know about "evil is general."
The questioner:
And "good."
The Shaykh:
And "good is specific," I do not know. But if his intention is that the punishment for sin, if it is not forbidden, becomes general, this is correct. This is in the Qur'an[Al-Anfal 8:25]. Yes. This. It is a correct meaning. "Evil is general," if it is intended that the punishment for sin, if it is not forbidden, becomes general for the people, this is correct. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
What is the validity of the phrase that has spread among people: "Evil is general, and good is specific"?
The Shaykh:
I do not know this; I do not know about "evil is general."
The questioner:
And "good."
The Shaykh:
And "good is specific," I do not know. But if his intention is that the punishment for sin, if it is not forbidden, becomes general, this is correct. This is in the Qur'an
And fear a trial which will not strike those who have wronged among you exclusively
وَاتَّقُوا فِتْنَةً لَّا تُصِيبَنَّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنكُمْ خَاصَّةًThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
بلوغ المرام [36] — alfawzan.live (44:18)
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