How do we understand the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): “The Bedouins said, ‘We have believed.’ Say, ‘You have not believed, but say, “We have submitted.”’”
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The questioner : May I ask one more question, or is this enough?
The Shaykh : No, ask your question.
The questioner : Well, our Shaykh, since it is permissible to describe an open sinner as a believer in an absolute sense, how can Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) say:[Al-Hujurat 49:14], forbidding them from saying “We have believed”?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, they are saying it about themselves, not that you are saying it about him if you know that he is a believer.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : No, ask your question.
The questioner : Well, our Shaykh, since it is permissible to describe an open sinner as a believer in an absolute sense, how can Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) say:
The bedouins say, "We have believed." Say, "You have not [yet] believed; but say [instead], 'We have submitted,'
قَالَتِ الْأَعْرَابُ آمَنَّا قُلْ لَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا وَلَكِنْ قُولُوا أَسْلَمْنَاThe Shaykh : Yes, yes, they are saying it about themselves, not that you are saying it about him if you know that he is a believer.
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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