I would like clarification on the saying of Allah the Exalted: “lest you strike a people in ignorance and then become regretful of what you have done”?
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The questioner : ... [Al-Hujurat 49:6] ... clarification regarding this verse and regarding the correctness of this issue, is it correct or not, and may Allah reward you with the best reward?
The Shaykh : I do not have the answer to this question at the moment, so please excuse me, and half of knowledge is not knowing.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Is it not possible for ... Your Eminence, at least the year in which al-Walid ibn 'Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt died while he was the governor of Kufah, and thank you?
The Shaykh : No, this is not feasible right now; it requires research, and the time does not allow for it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you, if Allah wills. Is there anything else?
The questioner : No ... may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : Then, peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
lest you harm a people out of ignorance and become, over what you have done, regretful.
أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَThe Shaykh : I do not have the answer to this question at the moment, so please excuse me, and half of knowledge is not knowing.
The questioner : Very well, may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : Is it not possible for ... Your Eminence, at least the year in which al-Walid ibn 'Uqbah ibn Abi Mu'ayt died while he was the governor of Kufah, and thank you?
The Shaykh : No, this is not feasible right now; it requires research, and the time does not allow for it.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you, if Allah wills. Is there anything else?
The questioner : No ... may Allah reward you with the best reward.
The Shaykh : Then, peace be upon you.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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