Some exegetes interpret this statement as: "Place me on one side and the idols on the other side?"
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The questioner : He said: Some interpret it as: "Place me on one side and the worship of idols on the other side?"
The Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : And similar to this is His saying, the Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:63] Allah and His Messenger are on one side, and the worship of idols is on the other side.
The Shaykh : No, rather, whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger is on the other side, because "whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger" is broader than it being shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes, Salim.
Keep me away
اجنبنيThe Shaykh : Yes, that is it.
The questioner : And similar to this is His saying, the Exalted:
whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger
من يحاد الله ورسولهThe Shaykh : No, rather, whoever disobeys Allah and His Messenger is on the other side, because "whoever opposes Allah and His Messenger" is broader than it being shirk (associating partners with Allah). Yes, Salim.