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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the wisdom behind taking the covenant from the backs of the children of Adam?

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Question:
What is the benefit of taking the covenant from them in the back of their father Adam?

Answer:
This means it was taken from Adam; a person is not held accountable for it. This covenant was taken from Adam himself, whereas a person is held accountable by the messengers who came to him.
Q: Allah the Exalted said:
"Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yesأَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَى
[Al-A'raf: 172]. What is meant by this?
A: This is in the loins, and a person is not held accountable for it unless the messengers came to him.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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