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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (They want to change the words of Allah. Say: We will not follow you. Thus, Allah has said before.)

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The Shaykh :
They wish to change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." يريدون أن يبدلوا كلام الله قل لن تتبعونا كذلكم قال الله من قبل
[Al-Fath 48:15]
In this verse, it is affirmed that the Qur'an is the speech of Allah, based on His saying:
They wish to change the words of Allah. يريدون أن يبدلوا كلام الله
[Al-Fath 48:15]
The pronoun refers to the Bedouins. What did the Bedouins say? Yes.
The student: ...

The Shaykh :
Those who remained behind will say when you set out toward the war booty to take it سيقول المخلفون إذا انطلقتم إلى مغانم لتأخذوها
[Al-Fath 48:15]

The student: Leave us to follow you.

The Shaykh :
"Let us follow you." They wish to change the words of Allah. Say, "Never will you follow us. Thus did Allah say before." ذرونا نتبعكم يريدون أن يبدلوا كلام الله قل لن تتبعونا كذلكم قال الله من قبل
[Al-Fath 48:15]
Yes, these people wanted to change the words of Allah so that they could go out with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
Leave us to follow you. ذرونا نتبعكم
But Allah the Exalted only prescribed the spoils of war for a specific group, namely those who fought at al-Hudaybiyyah. As for those who followed them solely to take the spoils, they have no right to them. The verse also affirms the speech of Allah, affirming that speech belongs to Allah, based on His saying:
Thus, كذلكم

The student: Allah said.

The Shaykh :
Thus did Allah say before قال الله من قبل
[Al-Fath 48:15]
Source alathar.net

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