Is the verse {Do you enjoin righteousness upon people} specific or general?
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Question:
The verse is specific to the Children of Israel, but general in application: [al-Baqarah:44]?
Answer:
The ruling is general. Allah mentioned this to us so that we would beware of their blameworthy characteristics, just as He related to us the stories of those who came before, relating them to us so that we would avoid evil and do good.
The verse is specific to the Children of Israel, but general in application:
Do you order righteousness of the people and forget yourselves
أَتَأْمُرُونَ النَّاسَ بِالْبِرِّ وَتَنْسَوْنَ أَنْفُسَكُمْAnswer:
The ruling is general. Allah mentioned this to us so that we would beware of their blameworthy characteristics, just as He related to us the stories of those who came before, relating them to us so that we would avoid evil and do good.
Source
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