The Meaning of the Statement "I Bear Witness to This, Not I" in the Hadith of al-Nu'man
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The questioner:
And the Shaykh says: Does not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) resemble this? No, this is based on the heat of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he was sent and a disbeliever upon this, not...
The Shaykh:
This is not a matter of permissibility, but rather a matter of threat and deterrence. This is a matter of threat and deterrence, because he saidSahih Muslim 1623i and explained it by saying (peace and blessings be upon him) Sahih Muslim 1623f, which indicates that this is injustice, and injustice is forbidden. However, his statement "I bear witness to this" is a matter of threat and deterrence. Yes.
The questioner:
A workshop.
The Shaykh:
Like his saying "Be patient" or "Do not be patient," which is a matter of threat[Al-Kahf 18:29] This is not a command to disbelief, but rather a matter of threat.
And the Shaykh says: Does not the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) resemble this? No, this is based on the heat of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so he was sent and a disbeliever upon this, not...
The Shaykh:
This is not a matter of permissibility, but rather a matter of threat and deterrence. This is a matter of threat and deterrence, because he said
Call someone else besides me as a witness. And
أشهد على هذا غيري، ثمfor I cannot be witness to an injustice
فإني لا أشهد على جورThe questioner:
A workshop.
The Shaykh:
Like his saying "Be patient" or "Do not be patient," which is a matter of threat
so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve
فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 33 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الوقف|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:54)
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