How do we reconcile Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He), “You think they are all one, but their hearts are divided,” with His saying, “Some of them are allies of others”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: How do we reconcile Allah's statement regarding the disbelievers,[Al-Hashr 59:14], with His statement, "Some of them are allies of others"?
Answer:
Yes. This refers to their hearts; their hearts are united in falsehood, but they do not unite to support it. They are allies to one another. Although they are united in falsehood and agree upon it, each one has his own desire and his own goal, which is not the goal of the other. So they become divided according to their desires and according to their lusts. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: How do we reconcile Allah's statement regarding the disbelievers,
You think they are together, but their hearts are diverse.
تَحْسَبُهُمْ جَمِيعًا وَقُلُوبُهُمْ شَتَّىٰAnswer:
Yes. This refers to their hearts; their hearts are united in falsehood, but they do not unite to support it. They are allies to one another. Although they are united in falsehood and agree upon it, each one has his own desire and his own goal, which is not the goal of the other. So they become divided according to their desires and according to their lusts. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [86 -858] كيف نجمع بين قوله تعالى (تحسبهم جميعا وقلوبهم شتا) وبين قوله (بعضهم أولياء بعض)؟ — youtube.com
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