The People of Lot and Associating Desire with Allah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that the people of Lut associated their desires with Allah, because in His great Book, when He mentioned[Al-Mu'minun 23:23] the people of Lut, He did not mention that in them.
Answer:
You say, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:160] Does one who lies to the messengers become a believer? They lied to all the messengers.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say that the people of Lut associated their desires with Allah, because in His great Book, when He mentioned
my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him; then
قَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُ أَفَلَاAnswer:
You say, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
The people of Lot denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما نجاسة الذنوب والمعاصي — islamhouse.com (50:24)
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