To whom does the pronoun refer in His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “So when He gave them a good [child], they assigned to Him partners in what He had given them”?
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Question:
Peace be upon you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)[Al-A'raf 7:190], who is intended in this verse, and to whom does the pronoun refer?
Answer:
It refers to Adam and Eve. They assigned Him partners in obedience, not in worship. They named the newborn “Abd al-Harith.” The shirk (associating partners with Allah) was in obedience, not in worship. Yes.
Peace be upon you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)
But when He gives them a good [child], they ascribe partners to Him concerning that which He has given them
فَلَمَّا آتَاهُمَا صَالِحًا جَعَلَا لَهُ شُرَكَاءَ فِيمَا آتَاهُمَاAnswer:
It refers to Adam and Eve. They assigned Him partners in obedience, not in worship. They named the newborn “Abd al-Harith.” The shirk (associating partners with Allah) was in obedience, not in worship. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [42] لمن يعود الضمير في قوله ﷻ:﴿فلما آتاهما صالحا جعلا له شركاء فيما آتاهما﴾ ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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