The failure of 'Amr ibn al-'As to demolish the idols of the Pharaohs in Egypt
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The noble Companion 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction) conquered Egypt, but he did not demolish the idols, the idols of the Pharaohs. He asks: What is the wisdom in leaving them at that time?
Answer:
He demolishes mountains, not implied mountains. The Sphinx is a mountain. 'Amr ibn al-'As demolishes the mountains. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: The noble Companion 'Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction) conquered Egypt, but he did not demolish the idols, the idols of the Pharaohs. He asks: What is the wisdom in leaving them at that time?
Answer:
He demolishes mountains, not implied mountains. The Sphinx is a mountain. 'Amr ibn al-'As demolishes the mountains. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل ثم جرى الأمر على السداد والاستقامة والأمة واحدة والدين واحد والمعبود واحد — islamhouse.com (47:27)
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