Religion, Technological Progress, and Benefiting from What the Disbelievers Have
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does religion conflict with technological progress and benefiting from what the disbelievers have?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Does religion conflict with technological progress and benefiting from what the disbelievers have?
The Shaykh:
[Al-A'raf 7:32]. Allah created them for the believers in the first place, so they belong to the believers; how can you forbid them to them?
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does religion conflict with technological progress and benefiting from what the disbelievers have?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Does religion conflict with technological progress and benefiting from what the disbelievers have?
The Shaykh:
Say, "Who has forbidden the adornment of Allah which He has produced for His servants and the good [lawful] things of provision?" Say, "They are for those who believe during the worldly life [but] exclusively for them on the Day of Resurrection."
قُلْ مَنْ حَرَّمَ زِينَةَ اللَّهِ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَ لِعِبَادِهِ وَالطَّيِّبَاتِ مِنَ الرِّزْقِ قُلْ هِيَ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا خَالِصَةً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب رفع الصوت بالأذان — islamhouse.com (1:12:38)
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