The meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted, "So announce to them the cancellation of the treaty on equal terms"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Anfal 8:58] What is the meaning of "on equal terms"?
Answer:
It means to inform them, to inform them on equal terms. You and they are equal in this. Each of you knows that the treaty has ended on such-and-such a date. It is not that you know of its end and they do not. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted
throw [their treaty] back to them, [putting you] on equal terms
فَانبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍAnswer:
It means to inform them, to inform them on equal terms. You and they are equal in this. Each of you knows that the treaty has ended on such-and-such a date. It is not that you know of its end and they do not. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3387] معنى قوله تعالى "فانبذ إليهم على سواء" - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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