What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And do not invoke besides Allah that which does not benefit you and does not harm you” (Yunus 106)?
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The questioner:
This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted[Yunus 10:106]?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted?
The Shaykh:
It means it does not possess the power to benefit you, nor does it possess the power to harm you. Benefit and harm are in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
This questioner asks: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted
And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you
وَلَا تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكَ وَلَا يَضُرُّكَThe Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. He says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted?
The Shaykh:
It means it does not possess the power to benefit you, nor does it possess the power to harm you. Benefit and harm are in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قول الله تعالى ﴿ولا تدع من دون اللّه ما لا ينفعك ولا يضرّك ۖ﴾ يونس 106؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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