What does the placement of the abrogating verse before the abrogated verse in the arrangement of verses in the mushaf indicate?
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Question : What Allah willed. The people came before the text, and does the arrangement in such a case indicate that the arrangement of the surah does not indicate the order of revelation?
Answer : He was asked, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about that, and he said, "No," meaning, "I found it this way," or a word to that effect. Yes, I say he was asked, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "How does the first verse abrogate the second?" and he said, "I found it this way," or a word to that effect, meaning that the arrangement of the verses is divinely ordained and cannot be changed.
Answer : He was asked, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about that, and he said, "No," meaning, "I found it this way," or a word to that effect. Yes, I say he was asked, and 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "How does the first verse abrogate the second?" and he said, "I found it this way," or a word to that effect, meaning that the arrangement of the verses is divinely ordained and cannot be changed.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2223 - 4600 على ماذا يدل تقدم الآية الناسخة على الآية المنسوخة في ترتيب الآيات في المصحف؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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