Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Those are the ones who did not believe, so Allah invalidated their deeds”

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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Those have not believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless

أُوْلَئِكَ لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا فَأَحْبَطَ اللَّهُ أَعْمَالَهُمْ

[Al-Ahzab 33:19]

What is the meaning of “invalidated them”? It means He nullified them so that they would not benefit from them. Yes.

And that was

وكان ذلك

The invalidation

for Allah, is [always] easy.

على الله يسيراً

[An-Nisa 4:30]

is easy for Him by His will. Yes, it is easy for Allah the Mighty and Majestic, for He, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not fear anyone, as He said regarding the people of Salih:

So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. ⁽¹⁵⁾ And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا * وَلا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

[al-Shams 14:15] He, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not fear its consequences, unlike others, unlike the created being. The created being may be harsh with a person and punish him, but he fears its consequences; he fears his tribe, he fears being betrayed, and the like. As for the Lord, Mighty and Majestic, every matter is easy for Him, and He does not fear anyone when He takes revenge. Yes, O Muhammad.
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