Reconciling Allah’s saying: “Indeed, Allah forgives all sins” with His saying
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The Shaykh : So if someone asks: How do you reconcile Allah’s saying: [An-Nisa 4:48] Here, He negates the forgiveness of shirk (associating partners with Allah), while the verse we are discussing says: [Az-Zumar 39:53]
The answer is: Allah’s saying:[An-Nisa 4:48] refers to those who do not repent. As for His saying: [Az-Zumar 39:53] this refers to those who repent. So if one repents from a sin, Allah forgives his sin no matter how great it is. And if one does not repent and dies while persisting in the sin: if it is shirk (associating partners with Allah), then Allah does not forgive it. And if it is less than that, then Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) forgives it if He wills, and does not forgive it if He wills.
- Pay attention, O boy -.
We only need to raise this question, which is reconciling the two verses, so that no one thinks there is a contradiction in the Noble Qur’an. The Noble Qur’an has no contradiction at all. If you think there is a contradiction in the Qur’an, then you have failed whom, O brother? Answer. - No, brother -
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who told you? Who said this to you?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Rest.
If you think there is a contradiction in the Qur’an, then you have failed yourself. There is no contradiction in the Qur’an. Rather, that - I mean the suspicion of contradiction - is due to your poor understanding, or your lack of knowledge, or your bad intention.
Because some people have bad intentions; they track down verses in the Qur’an that appear to contradict each other in order to make people doubt them. This person cannot find the truth. Or a person may be deficient in knowledge, or a person may be deficient in understanding. The evidence that there cannot be a contradiction in the Qur’an is Allah’s saying:[An-Nisa 4:82]. So if you think there is a contradiction in the Qur’an, then reflect. Reflect on the Qur’an, meaning think about the meaning again and again until it becomes clear to you.
And the best book I have seen that deals with this topic is the book: “Daf’ Iham al-Idtirab ‘an Ay al-Kitab” (Refuting the Suggestion of Contradiction in the Verses of the Book) by the Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), the author of *Adwa’ al-Bayan*. It is a good book in its field.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :“Daf’ Iham al-Idtirab ‘an Ay al-Kitab” (Refuting the Suggestion of Contradiction in the Verses of the Book) Author: Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), the author of *Adwa’ al-Bayan*. Good.
So what is the reconciliation between the two verses? That the verse from Surah al-Zumar is about those who repent. And the verse from Surah al-Nisa is about those who do not repent.
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك به ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاءAllah forgives all sins
يغفر الذنوب جميعاًThe answer is: Allah’s saying:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إن الله لا يغفر أن يشرك به ويغفر ما دون ذلك لمن يشاءIndeed, Allah forgives all sins
إن الله يغفر الذنوب جميعاً- Pay attention, O boy -.
We only need to raise this question, which is reconciling the two verses, so that no one thinks there is a contradiction in the Noble Qur’an. The Noble Qur’an has no contradiction at all. If you think there is a contradiction in the Qur’an, then you have failed whom, O brother? Answer. - No, brother -
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Who told you? Who said this to you?
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : Rest.
If you think there is a contradiction in the Qur’an, then you have failed yourself. There is no contradiction in the Qur’an. Rather, that - I mean the suspicion of contradiction - is due to your poor understanding, or your lack of knowledge, or your bad intention.
Because some people have bad intentions; they track down verses in the Qur’an that appear to contradict each other in order to make people doubt them. This person cannot find the truth. Or a person may be deficient in knowledge, or a person may be deficient in understanding. The evidence that there cannot be a contradiction in the Qur’an is Allah’s saying:
Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.
أفلا يتدبرون القرآن ولو كان من عند غير الله لوجدوا فيها اختلافاً كثيراًAnd the best book I have seen that deals with this topic is the book: “Daf’ Iham al-Idtirab ‘an Ay al-Kitab” (Refuting the Suggestion of Contradiction in the Verses of the Book) by the Shaykh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), the author of *Adwa’ al-Bayan*. It is a good book in its field.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh :“Daf’ Iham al-Idtirab ‘an Ay al-Kitab” (Refuting the Suggestion of Contradiction in the Verses of the Book) Author: Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti (may Allah have mercy on him), the author of *Adwa’ al-Bayan*. Good.
So what is the reconciliation between the two verses? That the verse from Surah al-Zumar is about those who repent. And the verse from Surah al-Nisa is about those who do not repent.