I heard one of the people on one of the channels say: Iblis did not become a disbeliever because he says, "My Lord"?
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The questioner:
Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I heard one of the people on one of the satellite channels say that Iblis did not become a disbeliever because he says, "My Lord," and he says, "You created me." Is this statement correct in its absolute sense?
The Shaykh:
Have you not heard the statement on this matter, that acknowledging the oneness of lordship is not sufficient, even if he says, "My Lord"? This is not sufficient until he worships Allah alone, having no partner, and brings about the oneness of worship. What you heard is false speech, the speech of a misguided person, may Allah protect us from that, who misleads people with this speech. This is of the same kind as the speech of the polytheists:[Al-An'am 6:148]. Yes.
Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I heard one of the people on one of the satellite channels say that Iblis did not become a disbeliever because he says, "My Lord," and he says, "You created me." Is this statement correct in its absolute sense?
The Shaykh:
Have you not heard the statement on this matter, that acknowledging the oneness of lordship is not sufficient, even if he says, "My Lord"? This is not sufficient until he worships Allah alone, having no partner, and brings about the oneness of worship. What you heard is false speech, the speech of a misguided person, may Allah protect us from that, who misleads people with this speech. This is of the same kind as the speech of the polytheists:
If Allah had willed, we would not have associated [anything] and neither would our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything.
لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا أَشْرَكْنَا وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن شَيْءٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [90 /641] سمعت أحد الناس في إحدى القنوات يقول: إن إبليس لم يكفر لأنه يقول ربي..؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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