The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: << . . . . . . . . . . . فما كان جواب قومه إلآ أن قالوا . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >
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Now, from this phrase [An-Naml 27:56] we can infer the stubbornness and arrogance of these people.
Another benefit of it is that it indicates that Lut warned them of the punishment of Allah, as their saying:[Al-'Ankabut 29:29].
One of its benefits is that a caller to Allah should call as a bringer of good news and a warner, and not say, "If I warn, I will drive people away," because warning may be necessary.
One of its benefits is that mere belief in Allah does not bring a person into faith, for these people were acknowledging Allah, as their saying:. And merely believing that the creation has a Lord who manages it does not bring a person into faith.
And among the benefits of the verse is that...As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:348 Are there benefits in it? Yes, one of its benefits is that they were denying him, because he said: As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:348 That is stronger. Yes, Ghannam?
The student: ....
The Shaykh : No, it indicates this. This is the original principle. Otherwise, yes, we might say that they said this in concession to him, meaning based on his statement, but the original principle is that the statement is taken at its apparent meaning.
The student: ....
The Shaykh : This is what we mentioned yesterday: "If you are among the truthful, bring it," because truthfulness is a description that applies to a person when he is characterized by it permanently.
The student: ......
The Shaykh : Yes
But the answer of his people was not except that they said
فما كان جَوَابَ قَومِه إلا أن قَالُواAnother benefit of it is that it indicates that Lut warned them of the punishment of Allah, as their saying:
Bring us the punishment of Allah
ائتنا بعذاب اللهOne of its benefits is that a caller to Allah should call as a bringer of good news and a warner, and not say, "If I warn, I will drive people away," because warning may be necessary.
One of its benefits is that mere belief in Allah does not bring a person into faith, for these people were acknowledging Allah, as their saying:
with the punishment of Allah
بعذاب اللهAnd among the benefits of the verse is that...
If you are among the truthful
إن كنت مِن الصادقينIf you are among the truthful
إن كنت من الصادقينThe student: ....
The Shaykh : No, it indicates this. This is the original principle. Otherwise, yes, we might say that they said this in concession to him, meaning based on his statement, but the original principle is that the statement is taken at its apparent meaning.
The student: ....
The Shaykh : This is what we mentioned yesterday: "If you are among the truthful, bring it," because truthfulness is a description that applies to a person when he is characterized by it permanently.
The student: ......
The Shaykh : Yes