The Meaning of the Hadith: "All of you are astray except the one I guide"
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Question:
How do we reconcile His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He) in the hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2495Hasan (Darussalam) with His saying in the other hadith: Sahih Muslim 2865a?
Answer:
This is in its proper context, and that is in its proper context. Their origin is as upright people, but after reaching the age of maturity, all of them are astray except the one Allah guides. The origin is upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition), so when they reach maturity, they are upon misguidance except the one who is guided, except the one who adheres to the truth and whom Allah grants success to accept the truth.
How do we reconcile His saying (Exalted and Majestic is He) in the hadith:
All of you are astray except whom I guide
كلكم ضال إلا من هديتهI have created My servants as one having a natural inclination to the worship of Allah but it is Satan who turns them away
إني خلقت عبادي حنفاء فاجتالتهم الشيطانAnswer:
This is in its proper context, and that is in its proper context. Their origin is as upright people, but after reaching the age of maturity, all of them are astray except the one Allah guides. The origin is upon the fitrah (the innate natural disposition), so when they reach maturity, they are upon misguidance except the one who is guided, except the one who adheres to the truth and whom Allah grants success to accept the truth.
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