What is meant by His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “So he thought that We could never be strict with him”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-Anbya 21:87]?
Answer:
We restrict, that We will not be strict with him, that We will not restrict, so be strict with him, meaning restrict the number of days in the month to twenty-nine. The meaning of *qadr* here is restriction. So Dhun-Nun (peace be upon him) thought that Allah would not be strict with him, but Allah was strict with him as a punishment for him until he repented to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
and thought that We would not decree [anything] upon him
فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِAnswer:
We restrict, that We will not be strict with him, that We will not restrict, so be strict with him, meaning restrict the number of days in the month to twenty-nine. The meaning of *qadr* here is restriction. So Dhun-Nun (peace be upon him) thought that Allah would not be strict with him, but Allah was strict with him as a punishment for him until he repented to Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1506 -2802] ما المراد بقوله سُبحانه: ﴿فَظَنَّ أَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ﴾؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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