His saying, the Exalted: “They said, ‘That, then, is a losing return.’” When do the disbelievers say this?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Majestic:[An-Nazi'at 79:12] Do the disbelievers say this verse when they see the punishment in the Hereafter?
Answer:
Either they say it when the Resurrection occurs, or they said it in this world, saying: If Muhammad is truthful in what he says about our being resurrected, then we are losers. This is a matter of deeming it unlikely, a matter of deeming it unlikely. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Majestic:
They say, "That, then, would be a losing return."
قَالُوا تِلْكَ إِذًا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٌAnswer:
Either they say it when the Resurrection occurs, or they said it in this world, saying: If Muhammad is truthful in what he says about our being resurrected, then we are losers. This is a matter of deeming it unlikely, a matter of deeming it unlikely. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3515- 4717] قوله تعالى :﴿قالوا تلك إذا كرةٌ خاسرة﴾ متى يقولها الكفار؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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