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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Chapter: ((And if two parties among the believers fight, then make peace between them)) He called them believers.

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The Shaykh : ... As for the verse mentioned in the second chapter:
And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two وإن طائفتان من المؤمنين اقتتلوا فأصلحوا بينهما
[Al-Hujurat 49:9]
There is a grammatical issue in the verse:
First: He said:
They fought اقتتلوا
even though the pronoun refers to a dual.
And the second:
Between them بينهما
even though the pronoun refers to a plural. Do you understand? Well, what is the answer? Yes, Abdullah?

The questioner : They fought, meaning believers?

The Shaykh :
And if two factions among the believers should fight وإن طائفتان من المؤمنين اقتتلوا
[Al-Hujurat 49:9]
, this does not make sense, because:
from the believers من المؤمنين
is an explanation of the party.

The questioner : It is said that the minimum of a plural is two.

The Shaykh : This is not the well-known view, this is not the well-known view.

The questioner :
And if two factions among the believers should fight وإن طائفتان من المؤمنين اقتتلوا
[Al-Hujurat 49:9]
The intended meaning is the individuals of the two parties. So it becomes a plural.

The Shaykh : A party is used for a group, so if they are two parties?

The questioner : Two groups.

The Shaykh : Meaning two groups, so in terms of meaning it is a group, in terms of meaning it is a group. There remains another issue,
Then make peace between them. فأصلحوا بينهما
.

The questioner : It is in terms of the wording.

The Shaykh : Did the pronoun return?

The questioner : In terms of the wording.

The Shaykh : In terms of the wording, so the pronoun in
They fought اقتتلوا
is for a group with the meaning intended, and
Between them بينهما
is for a group with the...

The questioner : Wording.

The Shaykh : Wording,
And if two factions among the believers should fight, then make settlement between the two إن طائفتان من المؤمنين اقتتلوا فأصلحوا بينهما
[Al-Hujurat 49:9]
to His saying, Blessed and Exalted is He:
The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers إنما المؤمنون أخوة فأصلحوا بين أخويكم
[Al-Hujurat 49:10]
And this is the evidence that has no ambiguity. As for what al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) went to, where he said: "He called them believers", one might oppose this and say: He described them as believers in consideration of what was before the fighting. But when we complete the verses, it becomes clear that these people did not leave the faith, due to His saying:
The believers are but brothers, so make settlement between your brothers إنما المؤمنون إخوة فأصلحوا بين أخويكم
[Al-Hujurat 49:10]
, even though the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Abusing a Muslim is an outrage and fighting against him is unbelief سباب المسلم فسوق وقتاله كفر
Sahih Muslim 64a
So this disbelief in his saying:
And fighting him is disbelief وقتاله كفر
What is it?
It is disbelief less than disbelief, yes.
Source alathar.net

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