The polytheists' saying "There is no god but Allah" and their refusal of it
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Question:
The questioner asks: How can one reconcile the statement that all polytheists say "There is no god but Allah" and it does not benefit them because they associate others with Him, with their refusal to say it when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them to do so and they said[Sad 38:5]?
Answer:
No one has said that the polytheists say "There is no god but Allah"; no one has said this. The polytheists refuse to say "There is no god but Allah." However, some ignorant Muslims may fall into this, saying "There is no god but Allah" while worshipping others besides Allah, such as the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, thinking that this does not affect the meaning of "There is no god but Allah" out of their ignorance. So this Muslim may say it and worship others besides Allah, becoming a polytheist who exits Islam. As for the original polytheist, he does not say "There is no god but Allah," as Allah informed us about them:[As-Saffat 37:35-36]? So when He said to them, "Say, 'There is no god but Allah,'" they said: [Sad 38:5]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks: How can one reconcile the statement that all polytheists say "There is no god but Allah" and it does not benefit them because they associate others with Him, with their refusal to say it when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked them to do so and they said
Has he made the gods [only] one God?
أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًاAnswer:
No one has said that the polytheists say "There is no god but Allah"; no one has said this. The polytheists refuse to say "There is no god but Allah." However, some ignorant Muslims may fall into this, saying "There is no god but Allah" while worshipping others besides Allah, such as the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, thinking that this does not affect the meaning of "There is no god but Allah" out of their ignorance. So this Muslim may say it and worship others besides Allah, becoming a polytheist who exits Islam. As for the original polytheist, he does not say "There is no god but Allah," as Allah informed us about them:
(35) Indeed they, when it was said to them, "There is no deity but Allah," were arrogant (36) And were saying, "Are we to leave our gods for a mad poet?"
إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا إِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ وَيَقُولُونَ أَئِنَّا لَتَارِكُو آلِهَتِنَا لِشَاعِرٍ مَّجْنُونٍHas he made the gods [only] one God? Indeed, this is a curious thing."
أَجَعَلَ الْآلِهَةَ إِلَٰهًا وَاحِدًا إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَشَيْءٌ عُجَابٌThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
تفسير الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب، تفسير الإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب 20-07-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (54:43)
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