(Five prayers were prescribed)
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The questioner : Regarding the statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith: Then he said at the end: This means he linked it to the will of Allah; naturally, if He wills, He will punish him, and if He wills, He will forgive him. Some might say that this is like the statement of 'Isa ibn Maryam to his Lord (Mighty and Majestic): [Al-Ma'idah 5:118] So what is the answer to this objection?
The Shaykh : Do you want to say that this statement is made by those who declare as disbelievers those who abandon prayer?
The questioner : I mean, the objection came to me
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. Do not stretch out the road for us, and then tell me whether I want this or not.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Who is it that you want? Who is the one who says this?
The questioner : A difficulty came to me.
The Shaykh : There is no problem with the objection you have, which we have not yet understood. Is the one in your mind the one who says that this statement is made by someone who declares as disbelievers those who abandon prayer absolutely?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Or the opposite?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Okay, let us see what is behind the veil. What is the objection?
The questioner : The difficulty is that
The Shaykh : It is what you raised, no more?
The questioner : That is it.
The Shaykh : Okay, clarify the objection for us. What is the similarity between the verse that Allah related about 'Isa and this hadith that the Messenger of Allah spoke? What is the similarity between the two matters?
The questioner : If He wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them.
Five prayers have been written
خمس صلوات كتبهنSo his affair is with Allah
فأمره إلى اللهIf You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants; but if You forgive them - indeed it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
إن تعذبهم فإنهم عبادك و إن تغفر لهم فإنك أنت العزيز الحكيمThe Shaykh : Do you want to say that this statement is made by those who declare as disbelievers those who abandon prayer?
The questioner : I mean, the objection came to me
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you. Do not stretch out the road for us, and then tell me whether I want this or not.
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Who is it that you want? Who is the one who says this?
The questioner : A difficulty came to me.
The Shaykh : There is no problem with the objection you have, which we have not yet understood. Is the one in your mind the one who says that this statement is made by someone who declares as disbelievers those who abandon prayer absolutely?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Or the opposite?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : Okay, let us see what is behind the veil. What is the objection?
The questioner : The difficulty is that
The Shaykh : It is what you raised, no more?
The questioner : That is it.
The Shaykh : Okay, clarify the objection for us. What is the similarity between the verse that Allah related about 'Isa and this hadith that the Messenger of Allah spoke? What is the similarity between the two matters?
The questioner : If He wills, He will punish them, and if He wills, He will forgive them.
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