Reconciling Allah’s saying: “And Allah does not guide the disbelieving people” with what we see of the guidance of some disbelievers
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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him). The questioner says: How can we reconcile Allah’s saying[At-Tawbah 9:80] and His saying [At-Tawbah 9:37] and other verses in which it is stated that Allah does not guide the disbeliever or the open sinner, when we see that some disbelievers have believed and Allah guided them, as well as some open sinners?
Answer:
The scholars whom Allah guided did not deny the truth while knowing it. They were ignorant; they left the truth out of ignorance, so Allah the Exalted guided them. They did not leave it out of stubbornness, arrogance, or envy while knowing it. So Allah guided them because they were ignorant and left it out of ignorance. Yes. As for the one who leaves it out of stubbornness, Allah does not guide him. Yes.
(peace and blessings be upon him). The questioner says: How can we reconcile Allah’s saying
and Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.
وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَand Allah does not guide the disbelieving people.
وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْكَافِرِينَAnswer:
The scholars whom Allah guided did not deny the truth while knowing it. They were ignorant; they left the truth out of ignorance, so Allah the Exalted guided them. They did not leave it out of stubbornness, arrogance, or envy while knowing it. So Allah guided them because they were ignorant and left it out of ignorance. Yes. As for the one who leaves it out of stubbornness, Allah does not guide him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1742- 4717] الجمع بين قوله تعالى:﴿والله لا يهدي القوم الكافرين﴾ مع ما نراه من هداية بعض الكفار — youtube.com
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