about the correct meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: “And if only, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you and sought forgiveness from Allah and the Messenger sought forgiveness for them…”

The Shaykh : This, may Allah bless you, falls under the statement of Allah the Exalted: The one who said to him: is speaking about a specific group of people, as evidenced by his statement: and Is "idh" (when) for the past or for the future? It is for the past, meaning you sought forgiveness for them, but it was made explicit in place of the implied, to exalt the status of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and to indicate that he is closer to them in response to the end of it. He did not say: "If only, when they wronged themselves, if he had said: 'when they wronged,' we would say: this is for them and for others. But he said: 'idh' (when) they wronged." Then, the seeking of forgiveness by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) after his death is impossible, because seeking forgiveness is an action, and action ceases with death. Then, these people are not the most ignorant in the Book of Allah, nor are they more knowledgeable about the condition of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) than the Companions. Did any of them come to the grave of the Messenger and say: "O Messenger of Allah, seek forgiveness for me"? Never. Rather, when they were afflicted with drought, they did not say: "O Messenger of Allah! The wealth has perished and the paths have been cut off, so call upon Allah to relieve us," even though they were next to him. Rather, they called out and supplicated to Allah, and 'Umar asked al-'Abbas to call upon Allah the Mighty and Majestic. But every person who holds to falsehood must find a doubt in the Book and the Sunnah, and this is from the wisdom of Allah the Mighty and Majestic and His trial and test. But as the Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *Dara' Ta'arud al-'Aql wa al-Naql* and in his fatwas as well, he says: "Every person who argues with a valid proof from the Book or the Sunnah for falsehood, then this proof is a proof for refuting his falsehood, not for establishing his falsehood." The proof is the statement of Allah the Exalted: Yes.