What is the meaning of guidance in the saying of Allah the Exalted, "As for Thamud, We guided them"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the reason Allah the Exalted specified guidance when He mentioned it regarding righteous people in His saying:[Fussilat 41:17]
Answer:
It means We guided them to the truth and made it clear to them, but they did not accept it, so the first punishment of the thunderbolt seized them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the reason Allah the Exalted specified guidance when He mentioned it regarding righteous people in His saying:
And as for Thamud, We guided them
وَأَمَّا ثَمُودُ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْAnswer:
It means We guided them to the truth and made it clear to them, but they did not accept it, so the first punishment of the thunderbolt seized them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [905 /1350] ما معنى الهداية في قوله تعالى "وأما ثمود فهديناهم"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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