Denial of Faith in the Verses: Is It a Denial of Perfection or a Denial of Validity?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[An-Nisa 4:65], the negation of faith here: is it a negation of perfection, or is it a negation of the validity of faith as a whole?
Answer:
No, it is not a denial of the perfection of faith. Yes, it is a denial of the perfection of faith with regard to anyone other than the Messenger. As for the Messenger, it is a denial of faith[An-Nisa 4:65] meaning the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for anyone other than the Messenger among the mujtahids, no, they do not reach this level. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they dispute
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ فِيمَا شَجَرَ بَيْنَهُمْAnswer:
No, it is not a denial of the perfection of faith. Yes, it is a denial of the perfection of faith with regard to anyone other than the Messenger. As for the Messenger, it is a denial of faith
But no, by your Lord, they will not [truly] believe until they make you
فَلَا وَرَبِّكَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ حَتَّىٰ يُحَكِّمُوكَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نفي الإيمان في الآيات هل هو نفي للكمال أو نفي للصحة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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