What is the interpretation of His saying: “Until when the messengers despaired and thought that they had been lied to”?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. I have one question. When you spoke about Surat al-Mujadilah in your first hadith, another question came to me. Is it permissible for me to ask, or not?
The Shaykh : Bring up the original question, and then we will see.
The questioner : The saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Yusuf 12:110] What is the interpretation of this verse? May Allah reward you?
The Shaykh : When the messengers despaired, it means: they considered the victory of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, unlikely.[Yusuf 12:110] That is: those who displayed faith to them displayed it falsely. This is explained by the second recitation: [Yusuf 12:110] They only think that because if the victory does not come, and these people are believers, and believers are promised victory, the messengers thought that those who claim to be believers are lying to them. Is that clear?
The questioner : Clear, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the problem?
The questioner : The problem is with the pronoun in. To whom does it refer?
The Shaykh : To the messengers.
The questioner : ؟
The Shaykh : That is: by their people.
The questioner : Does the other recitation clarify it:?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : It is attributed to them.
The Shaykh : It is attributed to them, and that is correct, because it is not possible for the messengers to think that Allah lied to them regarding the promise of victory. That is not possible. We say: “They had been lied to” means: their people lied to them in their claim that they were believers, like His saying:Sahih al-Bukhari 2311.
The questioner : The other question, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I do not know, meaning we are afraid of opening the door.
The questioner : One question...
The Shaykh : Yes, let it be the last thing if there is time left.
The Shaykh : Bring up the original question, and then we will see.
The questioner : The saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He:
[They continued] until, when the messengers despaired and were certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory, and whoever We willed was saved
حتى إذا استيأس الرسل وظنوا أنهم قد كُذِبُوا جاءهم نصرنا فنجي من نشاءThe Shaykh : When the messengers despaired, it means: they considered the victory of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, unlikely.
and were certain that they had been denied
وظنوا أنهم قد كذبواwere certain that they had been denied, there came to them Our victory
وظنوا أنهم قد كذبوا جاءهم نصرناThe questioner : Clear, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the problem?
The questioner : The problem is with the pronoun in
that they
أنهمThe Shaykh : To the messengers.
The questioner :
had been lied to
قد كذبواThe Shaykh :
had been lied to
قد كذبواThe questioner : Does the other recitation clarify it:
had been lied to
قد كذّبواThe Shaykh :
had been lied to
قد كذّبواThe questioner : It is attributed to them.
The Shaykh : It is attributed to them, and that is correct, because it is not possible for the messengers to think that Allah lied to them regarding the promise of victory. That is not possible. We say: “They had been lied to” means: their people lied to them in their claim that they were believers, like His saying:
He really spoke the truth, although he is an absolute liar
قد صدقك وهو كذوبThe questioner : The other question, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I do not know, meaning we are afraid of opening the door.
The questioner : One question...
The Shaykh : Yes, let it be the last thing if there is time left.