Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And if it were not for Allah repelling the people, some of them by others"
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Question:
May Allah reward you. What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Hajj 22:40] to the end of the verse?
Answer:
Yes, in His wisdom, Allah has placed enmity and greed among the people of disbelief, so they fight one another and are preoccupied with themselves rather than the Muslims. Sometimes they defend the Muslims for their own interests, for their own interests. So Allah repels [the enemy][Al-Baqarah 2:251] [Al-Hajj 22:38] and in the hadith Sahih Muslim 111 Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) even makes the disbelievers serve the Muslims at times. Yes.
May Allah reward you. What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted
And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues
وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌAnswer:
Yes, in His wisdom, Allah has placed enmity and greed among the people of disbelief, so they fight one another and are preoccupied with themselves rather than the Muslims. Sometimes they defend the Muslims for their own interests, for their own interests. So Allah repels [the enemy]
And if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted, but Allah is full of bounty
وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّفَسَدَتِ الْأَرْضُ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ ذُو فَضْلٍIndeed, Allah defends those who have believed
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُدَافِعُ عَنِ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواIt is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira: We participated in the Battle of Hunain along with the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He (the Holy Prophet) said about a man who claimed to be a Muslim that he was one of the denizens of the Fire (of Hell). When we were in the thick of the battle that man fought desperately and was wounded. It was said: Messenger of Allah, the person whom you at first called as the denizen of Fire fought desperately and died. Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) remarked: He was doomed to the Fire (of Hell). Some men were on the verge of doubt (about his fate) when it was said that he was not dead but fatally wounded. When it was night he could not stand the (pain of his) wound and killed himself. The Apostle (ﷺ) was informed of that. He (the Holy Prophet) observed: Allah is Great, I bear testimony to the fact that I am the servant of Allah and His messenger. He then commanded Bilal to announce to the people that none but a Muslim would enter Paradise. Verily Allah helps this faith even by a sinful person.
ان الله يؤيد هذا الدين بالرجل الفاجر
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [563] معنى قول الله تعالى: "ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع وبيع وصلوات ومساجد..." — youtube.com
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