Did a prophet come a century before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The Shaykh : This is a new issue. This is what you...; because your first issue was that these are the people of the interval, but no, they are not the people of the interval. These are the ones to whom Ibrahim and Isma'il came, and the traces of their call are still standing today, praise be to Allah, and that is the Sacred Ka'bah.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : .
The questioner: Yes ... .
The Shaykh : You are welcome, but have you finished with the first problem?
The questioner: Yes ... .
The Shaykh : Okay; now you have an issue regarding the people of the interval; the verse is this.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; if you know the answer to the following question, you will understand my answer to your first question. Did a warner come to us?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Did a warner come to us Muslims in the end times?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It came to us. I am not asking you who it is.
The questioner : I say: It came to us, yes.
The Shaykh : ... It came to us. Okay; why are you doubting that it did not come to the Arabs? How did you understand the verse then? The apparent meaning of the verse, if it applies to the Arabs, it applies to us. If it does not apply to us, it does not apply to the Arabs to whom the Messenger was sent.
The questioner : Yes, it does not apply.
The Shaykh : It does not apply, in other words.
The questioner : The century of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : A century before the Messenger. We assume a century before the Messenger; did a prophet come to them?
The questioner : Ibrahim came to them...
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of the verse?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is; no warner came to them directly. Sometimes... like my story!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : ... from this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; so the fact that the call did not reach them is one thing, and the statement that no warner came to them directly is another thing, so there is no issue with the verse.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh :
To warn a people to whom no warner had come
لِتُنْذِرَ قَوْمًا مَا أَتَاهُمْ مِنْ نَذِيرٍThe questioner: Yes ... .
The Shaykh : You are welcome, but have you finished with the first problem?
The questioner: Yes ... .
The Shaykh : Okay; now you have an issue regarding the people of the interval; the verse is this.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; if you know the answer to the following question, you will understand my answer to your first question. Did a warner come to us?
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Did a warner come to us Muslims in the end times?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It came to us. I am not asking you who it is.
The questioner : I say: It came to us, yes.
The Shaykh : ... It came to us. Okay; why are you doubting that it did not come to the Arabs? How did you understand the verse then? The apparent meaning of the verse, if it applies to the Arabs, it applies to us. If it does not apply to us, it does not apply to the Arabs to whom the Messenger was sent.
The questioner : Yes, it does not apply.
The Shaykh : It does not apply, in other words.
The questioner : The century of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : A century before the Messenger. We assume a century before the Messenger; did a prophet come to them?
The questioner : Ibrahim came to them...
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of the verse?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : That is; no warner came to them directly. Sometimes... like my story!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : ... from this?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay; so the fact that the call did not reach them is one thing, and the statement that no warner came to them directly is another thing, so there is no issue with the verse.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
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