What is the type of exception in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "We did not make it obligatory upon them except seeking the pleasure of Allah"?
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The questioner : What is the meaning of the exception in the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Hadid 57:27]?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is a disconnected exception. This means that We did not make it obligatory upon them, but they sought the pleasure of Allah and thus succeeded. Yes.
We did not prescribe it for them except [that they did so] seeking the approval of Allah
ما كتبناها عليهم إلا ابتغاء رضوان اللهThe Shaykh : Yes, it is a disconnected exception. This means that We did not make it obligatory upon them, but they sought the pleasure of Allah and thus succeeded. Yes.