The Meaning of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: “Do not make with Allah another god, lest you sit condemned and forsaken”
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Question:
The questioner says: Shaykh, what is the meaning of the verse[Al-Isra 17:22]
Answer:
The meaning of the verse is clear: Allah (Mighty and Majestic) forbids shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is to[Al-Isra 17:22] invoke Him, worship Him, and draw near to Him. Then He explained the outcome: you will sit condemned and forsaken. You will sit back from joining the people of faith, the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and the people of knowledge. You will sit back from reaching Paradise, having been humiliated, having [Ash-Shu'ara 26:213] nothing. So you will sit condemned and forsaken. The mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) is forsaken, may Allah protect us from that. As for the one who affirms the oneness of Allah, he is victorious by the permission of Allah. Yes.
The questioner says: Shaykh, what is the meaning of the verse
Do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity and [thereby] become censured and forsaken.
لَّا تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ فَتَقْعُدَ مَذْمُومًا مَّخْذُولًاAnswer:
The meaning of the verse is clear: Allah (Mighty and Majestic) forbids shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is to
make [as equal] with Allah another deity
تَجْعَلْ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَSo do not invoke with Allah another deity
فَلَا تَدْعُ مَعَ اللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا آخَرَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4744] معنى قوله تعالى: ﴿لا تجعل مع الله إلٰها آخر فتقعد مذموما مخذولا﴾ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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