And for this reason, Allah the Exalted revealed the invalidity of the divinity of the idols by their being characterized by deficiency and incapacity.

The Shaykh :"And for this reason, Allah revealed the invalidity of the divinity of the idols by their being characterized by deficiency and incapacity. So He, Mighty and Majestic, said:

And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.

ومن أضل ممن يدعو من دون الله من لا يستجيب له إلى يوم القيامة وهم عن دعائهم غافلون

[Al-Ahqaf 46:5]

" Answer the question: Who is more astray? Your Lord is telling you: Who is more astray than this one who calls upon one who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection? Even if he remained until the Day of Resurrection calling upon him, he would not respond to him. So who is more astray? No one is more astray than this, because a person of sound mind cannot possibly tire himself out in something whose benefit is nonexistent. So no one is more astray " And by the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:

And those they invoke other than Allah create nothing, and they [themselves] are created.

والذين يدعون من دون الله لا يخلقون شيئاً وهم يخلقون

[An-Nahl 16:20]

" Indeed, they exist after non-existence, and the Lord is not permissible to be nonexistent before. Also, they are incapable; they do not create anything. 'Anything' is an indefinite noun in the context of negation, which generalizes to any thing. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, challenged all creation and said: We must listen to this parable. Even if they gathered for it, they could not do it. These are idols that do not create anything, and they themselves are created. This means that the idols are dead; there is no life in them to benefit or be benefited. This means they have no perception of the future, so how are they called upon besides Allah? And He, Mighty and Majestic, said " And He spoke of Ibrahim (Abraham) as he argued with his father:

O my father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see and will not benefit you at all?

يا أبت لم تعبد مالا يسمع ولا يبصر ولا يغني عنك شيئاً

[Maryam 19:42]

" O my father is a gentle word from a son who is compassionate toward his father. Why do you worship? Is the question here for denial, or for wonder, or for clarification? Yes. Does Ibrahim intend to clarify the state of the objects of worship that his father worships, or is the intent wonder at how he worships that which does not benefit him, or is it denial? All of these are possible. It is possible that Ibrahim, peace be upon him, intended to clarify to his father that these idols do not hear, do not see, and do not benefit. It is possible that he said it in wonder, as if saying, Glory be to Allah, how do you worship this? And it is possible that it is denial. But it may appear to a person that denial in this context, in the context of gentle calling, is not appropriate. Yes. And He, the Exalted, also spoke of Ibrahim (Abraham) as he argued " with his people:

He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allah that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?

أفتعبدون من دون الله مالا ينفعكم شيئاً ولا يضركم

[Al-Anbya 21:66]

" This is for denial, without doubt. He said: He denies them. "

Uff to you and to what you worship instead of Allah. Then will you not use reason?"

أفٍ لكم ولما تعبدون من دون الله أفلا تعقلون

[Al-Anbya 21:67]

" This is clear that he intended by it denial, where he said, I am disgusted with you and with what you worship besides Allah, and I rebuke you for your lack of reason in his saying And in this is evidence that clear reason contradicts ugly disbelief completely. Clear reason means that which is free from ignorance and free from the desire for evil. This is clear reason. For this reason, we said 'clear' meaning pure.