Explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: "
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The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, regarding the verses he cited: [Al-Kahf 18:29] The truth is from Allah, the Exalted, from the Lord who created the creation and who has the right to obligate upon His servants whatever He wills, so the truth is from Him, and it is obligatory for us to accept it. [Al-Kahf 18:29] The evidence for this is the end of the verse, where He says: [Al-Kahf 18:29] So whoever wills, let him believe, and he will have the great reward, and whoever wills, let him disbelieve, and upon him will be the painful punishment, and he will be among the wrongdoers. As Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:254] In this is a threat to whoever does not believe in Allah, the Exalted, and that the truth is clear and apparent, brought by Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) from the Lord of the worlds. So whoever is guided has been granted success, and we ask Allah for guidance for us and for you. And whoever goes astray, may Allah protect us from that, has been abandoned, and Allah is the One to be sought for help.
The reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in the context of mentioning the verses in the chapter on enjoining good and forbidding evil: " And Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hijr 15:94] And He said: [Al-A'raf 7:165] And the verses in this chapter are numerous and well known ".
The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in what he mentioned of the context of the verses indicating the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil, he (may Allah have mercy on him) cited the words of Allah, the Exalted:[Al-Hijr 15:94] The address here is to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it should be known that the address directed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is divided into two categories: a category specific to him, and a category for him and his Ummah.
And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve."
وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْso whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve
فَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِنْ وَمَنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرIndeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَاراً أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِنْ يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَاءَتْ مُرْتَفَقاًAnd the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers.
وَالْكَافِرُونَ هُمُ الظَّالِمُونَThe reader: The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in the context of mentioning the verses in the chapter on enjoining good and forbidding evil: " And Allah the Exalted said:
Then declare what you are commanded
فَاصْدَعْ بِمَا تُؤْمَرُAnd when they forgot that by which they had been reminded, We saved those who had forbidden evil and seized those who wronged, with a wretched punishment, because they were defiantly disobeying.
فلما نسوا ما ذكروا به أنجينا الذين ينهون عن السوء وأخذنا الذين ظلموا بعذاب بئيس بما كانوا يفسقونThe Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said, in what he mentioned of the context of the verses indicating the obligation of enjoining good and forbidding evil, he (may Allah have mercy on him) cited the words of Allah, the Exalted: