How did Suhayl say, "If we knew that you were the Messenger of Allah, we would not have fought you," while Allah says: "Indeed, they do not deny you"?
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The questioner : How did Suhayl say, "If we knew that you were a Messenger, we would not have fought you," while Allah says: [Al-An'am 6:33] ...?
The Shaykh : Just as Allah the Exalted said, they deny it. He says, "If we knew [that you were] a denier," but deep down in his heart, he knows that he is a Messenger, like what Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:[An-Naml 27:14].
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, even the Messenger; they know that he is the Messenger of Allah, but they deny it, meaning he has with him signs upon which people would believe.
And indeed, they do not call you untruthful
فإنهم لا يكذبونكThe Shaykh : Just as Allah the Exalted said, they deny it. He says, "If we knew [that you were] a denier," but deep down in his heart, he knows that he is a Messenger, like what Allah the Exalted said regarding the family of Pharaoh:
And they rejected them, while their [inner] selves were convinced thereof
وجحدوا بها واستيقنتها أنفُسُهُمThe questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, even the Messenger; they know that he is the Messenger of Allah, but they deny it, meaning he has with him signs upon which people would believe.