The occasion of the verse of Allah the Exalted: “Indeed, you cannot guide whom you love”
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner, O Shaykh, says to the program: What is the occasion of the noble verse[Al-Qasas 28:56]
Answer:
The occasion is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was eager for his uncle Abu Talib, who used to defend him and protect him from the harm of his people, to embrace Islam. When the time of his death approached, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and said to him, “O uncle, say ‘There is no god but Allah,’ a word by which I will be successful for you with Allah.” There were a group of polytheists present with him, and they said to him, “Will you abandon the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib?” He died while saying, “I am upon”Sahih al-Bukhari 4675. Allah the Exalted revealed [At-Tawbah 9:113]. Therefore, it is not permissible to seek forgiveness for a polytheist who died upon shirk (associating partners with Allah), and he does not enter the mercy of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, [An-Nisa 4:48] He wills. So Allah, Glorified and Exalted, said [Al-Qasas 28:56], meaning: whom you loved to guide, because he loved that his uncle Abu Talib would be guided, out of his compassion for him and to repay the kindness and favor that Abu Talib had bestowed upon him by protecting him from the harm of his people. But Allah, Glorified and Exalted, prevented him from that. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner, O Shaykh, says to the program: What is the occasion of the noble verse
Indeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُAnswer:
The occasion is that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was eager for his uncle Abu Talib, who used to defend him and protect him from the harm of his people, to embrace Islam. When the time of his death approached, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came to him and said to him, “O uncle, say ‘There is no god but Allah,’ a word by which I will be successful for you with Allah.” There were a group of polytheists present with him, and they said to him, “Will you abandon the religion of 'Abd al-Muttalib?” He died while saying, “I am upon”
`Abdul Muttalib's religion?" Then the Prophet said, "I will keep on asking (Allah for) forgiveness for you unless I am forbidden to do so."
ملة عبد المطلب، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لا أستغفرن لك ما لم أنه عنكIt is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.
مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن يَسْتَغْفِرُوا لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَلَوْ كَانُوا أُولِي قُرْبَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْجَحِيمِIndeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ لِمَنIndeed, [O Muhammad], you do not guide whom you like
إِنَّكَ لَا تَهْدِي مَنْ أَحْبَبْتَ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/121 — archive.org (5:07)
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