Mentioning the good deeds of those who disagree when refuting them
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) in the verse "Say: Shall I inform you of the worst of things?" that it contains a refutation of those who disagree, but there are those who say that one must mention the good deeds of those who disagree in contrast to refuting them.
Answer:
Allah did not create for us in these good deeds [a requirement] for the Jews or for the afflicted, and our purpose in [mentioning] the good deeds is not worship; our purpose is only to refute falsehood. As for the good deeds, if they are good deeds, they are with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We are not the ones who balance and account for a person's good and bad deeds; our purpose is one thing, which is to refute falsehood only. And in this verse, Allah did not mention any good for the disbeliever, but rather He described him as a seller of falsehood. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned (may Allah preserve you) in the verse "Say: Shall I inform you of the worst of things?" that it contains a refutation of those who disagree, but there are those who say that one must mention the good deeds of those who disagree in contrast to refuting them.
Answer:
Allah did not create for us in these good deeds [a requirement] for the Jews or for the afflicted, and our purpose in [mentioning] the good deeds is not worship; our purpose is only to refute falsehood. As for the good deeds, if they are good deeds, they are with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). We are not the ones who balance and account for a person's good and bad deeds; our purpose is one thing, which is to refute falsehood only. And in this verse, Allah did not mention any good for the disbeliever, but rather He described him as a seller of falsehood. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين [27] — alfawzan.live (1:21:22)
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