What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And if it were not for Allah’s repelling of some people by others, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is remembered would have been pulled down”?
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The questioner : This person is asking about the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Hajj 22:40]?
The Shaykh : And if it were not for.
The questioner :[Al-Hajj 22:40]
The Shaykh : There is a clear distortion in the *dād* here.
The questioner :[Al-Hajj 22:40].
The Shaykh : He moved the *dād*. He did not move it completely.
The questioner : With a *fathah*, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : *Ba'dahum*. Good.
The questioner : With a *fathah*.
The Shaykh : You put a *dammah* on it, my brother, glory be to Allah.
The questioner : He is asking for its interpretation, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He said, Mighty and Majestic:[Al-Baqarah 2:251].
The Shaykh : That means, if it were not for Allah repelling some people by others, the earth would have been corrupted. Let us give an example of this between the Muslims and the disbelievers: if it were not for Allah repelling the disbelievers by the Muslims, all people would have been disbelievers and the earth would have been corrupted, for the earth is only corrupted by sins. Allah the Exalted said:[Ar-Rum 30:41] And He said: [Al-Hajj 22:40].
The student: Mosques and churches and prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if it were not for Allah repelling some people by others, Allah would not have been worshipped and the earth would have been corrupted. This is the meaning of the verse. Yes.
And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches
ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع وبيعThe Shaykh : And if it were not for.
The questioner :
And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches
ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع وبيعThe Shaykh : There is a clear distortion in the *dād* here.
The questioner :
And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches
ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع وبيعThe Shaykh : He moved the *dād*. He did not move it completely.
The questioner : With a *fathah*, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : *Ba'dahum*. Good.
The questioner : With a *fathah*.
The Shaykh : You put a *dammah* on it, my brother, glory be to Allah.
The questioner : He is asking for its interpretation, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : He said, Mighty and Majestic:
if it were not for Allah checking [some] people by means of others, the earth would have been corrupted
ولولا دفع الله الناس لفسدت الأرضThe Shaykh : That means, if it were not for Allah repelling some people by others, the earth would have been corrupted. Let us give an example of this between the Muslims and the disbelievers: if it were not for Allah repelling the disbelievers by the Muslims, all people would have been disbelievers and the earth would have been corrupted, for the earth is only corrupted by sins. Allah the Exalted said:
Corruption has appeared throughout the land and sea by [reason of] what the hands of people have earned so He may let them taste part of [the consequence of] what they have done that perhaps they will return [to righteousness].
ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُمْ بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَAnd were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah
ولولا دفع الله الناس بعضهم ببعض لهدمت صوامع ومساجد وبيع ومساجد يذكر الله فيهاThe student: Mosques and churches and prayers.
The Shaykh : Yes, so if it were not for Allah repelling some people by others, Allah would not have been worshipped and the earth would have been corrupted. This is the meaning of the verse. Yes.