If the opponent says: The intended meaning of the saying of the Exalted: “So that the people have no argument against Allah after the messengers” is that this applies to the legislations, otherwise the argument is established in tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the fundamentals of religion through the covenant and the fitrah (the innate natural disposition), as Allah the Exalted said:
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The Shaykh : You started the question, yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If the opponent says that the intended meaning of the saying of Allah:[An-Nisa 4:165] is that this applies to the legislations, otherwise the argument is established in tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the fundamentals of religion through the covenant and the fitrah (the innate natural disposition), as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf 7:172-173], then here he proves that...?
The Shaykh : The covenant taken from them was to believe in what the messengers brought, meaning that the messengers are necessary. The verse is general:[An-Nisa 4:165] general, [Al-Isra 17:15] [Al-Qasas 28:59] [Al-Qasas 28:59] [At-Tawbah 9:115], and there are many verses on this. Yes, our time is up, we have a new lesson.
The student: I have a question.
The Shaykh : Leave it for next time.
The questioner : May Allah reward you, O Shaykh. If the opponent says that the intended meaning of the saying of Allah:
so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers
لئلا يكون للناس على الله حجة بعد الرسل(172) And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware." (173) Or [lest] you say, "It was only that our fathers
وإذ أخذ ربك من بني آدم من ظهورهم ذريتهم وأشهدهم على أنفسهم ألست بربكم قالوا بلى شهدنا أن تقولوا يوم القيمة إنا كنا عن هذا غافلين أو تقول إنما أشرك آبائنا من قبلThe Shaykh : The covenant taken from them was to believe in what the messengers brought, meaning that the messengers are necessary. The verse is general:
[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers
رسلا مبشرين ومنذرين لئلا يكون للناس على الله حجة بعد الرسلAnd never would We punish until We sent a messenger.
وما كنا معذبين حتى نبعث رسولاAnd never would your Lord have destroyed the cities until He had sent to their mother a messenger reciting to them Our verses
وما كان ربك مهلك القرى حتى يبعث في أمها رسولا يتلوا عليهم آياتناAnd We would not destroy the cities except while their people were wrongdoers.
وما كنا مهلك القرى إلا وأهلها ظالمونAnd Allah would not let a people stray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them what they should avoid
وما كان الله ليضل قوما بعد إذ هداهم حتى يبين لهم ما يتقونThe student: I have a question.
The Shaykh : Leave it for next time.