Allah the Exalted said: {So do not set up examples for Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.} Then He gave an example afterward, saying:
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The questioner : The Shaykh, may Allah bless you, I am confused by the saying of Allah the Exalted: [An-Nahl 16:74] Then afterward, did Allah, Mighty and Majestic, give an example?
The Shaykh : Yes, what is it?
The questioner :[An-Nahl 16:76] ؟
The Shaykh : The "examples" (amthal) referred to here are not the parables that clarify meanings. The "examples" referred to are equals and partners. So it is like His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:22] Yes.
So do not assert similarities to Allah. Indeed, Allah knows and you do not know.
فلا تضربوا لله الأمثال إن الله يعلم وأنتم لا تعلمونThe Shaykh : Yes, what is it?
The questioner :
And Allah presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian
وَضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَجُلَيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا أَبْكَمُ لَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ كَلٌّ عَلَى مَوْلَاهُThe Shaykh : The "examples" (amthal) referred to here are not the parables that clarify meanings. The "examples" referred to are equals and partners. So it is like His saying: