What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: [And there appeared to them from Allah that which they had not anticipated]?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Az-Zumar 39:47]?
The Shaykh : Yes, it means that there appeared to them from the punishment of Allah that which was not on their minds, as He said before that:[Az-Zumar 39:48] The meaning is that these disbelievers in the messengers did not think that this would happen, that what the messengers promised and threatened would occur. So there appeared to them that which they had not anticipated. But does this benefit them?
No, by Allah, it does not benefit them. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And there will appear to them from Allah that which they had not taken into account.
وبدا لهم من الله ما لم يكونوا يحتسبونThe Shaykh : Yes, it means that there appeared to them from the punishment of Allah that which was not on their minds, as He said before that:
And there will appear to them the evils they had earned
وبدا لهم سيّئات ما كسبواNo, by Allah, it does not benefit them. Yes.