The meaning of “his companion” in the saying of the Exalted: “His companion said to him while he was conversing with him”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the saying of the Exalted,[Al-Kahf 18:37], he asks: Is it correct for us to say that the disbeliever is a “companion”?
Answer:
Yes, he is his companion in the conversation, meaning, his companion in the conversation; he is not his companion in love, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: In the saying of the Exalted,
His companion said to him while he was conversing with him, "Have you disbelieved in He who created you from dust and then from a sperm-drop
قَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُ أَكَفَرْتَ بِالَّذِي خَلَقَكَ مِن تُرَابٍ ثُمَّ مِن نُّطْفَةٍAnswer:
Yes, he is his companion in the conversation, meaning, his companion in the conversation; he is not his companion in love, yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 11-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:01:48)
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