The meaning of Allah the Exalted’s saying: “If you know in them good”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[An-Nur 24:33]
Answer:
[An-Nur 24:33] That is, if they have a religion. But if they are disobedient, or if they do things that are forbidden, then they are not to be written to, nor are they to be helped in evil. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
then make a contract with them if you know there is within them goodness
فَكَاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًاAnswer:
if you know there is within them goodness
إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْرًا
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، أول كتاب العتق — islamhouse.com (50:46)
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