The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “And if Allah had known in them any good, He would have listened to them”
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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: The phrase “if” in [Al-Baqarah 2:283-284] is confusing to me; 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 لَّأَسْمَعَهُمْ(283) And if you are on a journey and cannot find a scribe, then a security deposit [should be] taken. And if one of you entrusts another, then let him who is entrusted discharge his trust [faithfully] and let him fear Allah, his Lord. And do not conceal testimony, for whoever conceals it - his heart is indeed sinful, and Allah is Knowing of what you do. (284) To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it, Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
عَلِيمٌ لِّلَّهِ مَاAnswer:
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 — alfawzan.live (1:05:28)
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