The ruling on saying: “If it were not for you, I would not have known about the lecture”
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The questioner:
Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: I instructed a person to inform me about a lecture, for example. Is it permissible for me to
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
about a lecture? Is it permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
What? What?
The questioner:
about a lecture. Hm? About a lecture.
The Shaykh:
lecture. Yes.
The questioner:
So, is it permissible for me to say, "If not for you, I would not have known about the lecture"?
The Shaykh:
If it were not for you, what?
The questioner:
I would not have known about the lecture.
The Shaykh:
It is better to say, “If it were not for Allah, then for you, I would not have known about such-and-such.” That is better and more complete. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Your Eminence, father. This questioner says: I instructed a person to inform me about a lecture, for example. Is it permissible for me to
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
about a lecture? Is it permissible for me?
The Shaykh:
What? What?
The questioner:
about a lecture. Hm? About a lecture.
The Shaykh:
lecture. Yes.
The questioner:
So, is it permissible for me to say, "If not for you, I would not have known about the lecture"?
The Shaykh:
If it were not for you, what?
The questioner:
I would not have known about the lecture.
The Shaykh:
It is better to say, “If it were not for Allah, then for you, I would not have known about such-and-such.” That is better and more complete. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
مختصر زاد المعاد (للإمام محمد بن عبدالوهاب)، مختصر زاد المعاد [29] — alfawzan.live (1:15:47)
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