The use of the conjunction "wa" (and) in the phrase: "Allah and His Messenger know best"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Are there cases where it is permissible to use the conjunction "wa" (and), such as in "Allah and His Messenger know best"? Or if a man is told "Allah knows best" and he wants to respond by saying, "I said it, and I know it," meaning as Allah taught him in His Book or in the Sunnah of His Prophet, is this permissible?
Answer:
"Allah and His Messenger know best" was said when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive. As for after his death, it is said "Allah knows best," because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know after his death.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Are there cases where it is permissible to use the conjunction "wa" (and), such as in "Allah and His Messenger know best"? Or if a man is told "Allah knows best" and he wants to respond by saying, "I said it, and I know it," meaning as Allah taught him in His Book or in the Sunnah of His Prophet, is this permissible?
Answer:
"Allah and His Messenger know best" was said when the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was alive. As for after his death, it is said "Allah knows best," because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) does not know after his death.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { فَلا تَجْعَلُوا لِلَّهِ أَنْدَاداً وَأَنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ } — islamhouse.com (53:58)
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