Threats Against Shu'ayb: The Response of Disbelievers
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Said the council of those of his people who were disdainful of believing ‘Surely we will expel you O Shu‘ayb and those who believe with you from our city unless you return to our creed’ our religion t...
We would be forging a lie against God if we were to return to your creed after God has delivered us from it. It is not right for us to return to it unless God our Lord wills that it be so and forsakes...
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Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option (to remain with him or to be divorced) and we selected Allah and His Apostle . So, giving us that option was not regarded as divorce.
"The Messenger of Allah gave us the choice and we chose him; was that a divorce?"
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option (to get divorce) and we chose him and he did not count it a divorce.
It was Friday from which Allah diverted those who were before us. For the Jews (the day set aside for prayer) was Sabt (Saturday), and for the Christians it was Sunday. And Allah turned towards us and...
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid bin `Amr bin Nufail saying in the mosque of Al-Kufa. "By Allah, I have seen myself tied and forced by `Umar to leave Islam before `Umar himself embraced Islam. And if the moun...
I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying to the people, "If you but saw me and `Umar's sister tied and forced by `Umar to leave Islam while he was not yet a Muslim. And if the mountain of Uhud could move from ...
I heard from Bara' a similar tradition except that he said:" These people (the Meccans) rebelled against us."
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I heard Sa`id bin Zaid saying, "I have seen myself tied and forced by `Umar to leave Islam (Before `Umar himself embraced Islam). And if the mountain of Uhud were to collapse for the evil which you ...
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Threats Against Shu'ayb: The Response of Disbelievers
Allah describes the way the disbelievers answered His ProphetShu` ayb and those who believed in him, by threatening them withexpulsion from their village, or with forceful reversion to thedisbeliever's religion.
The chiefs spoke the words mentioned here to the Messenger Shu`ayb, but intended it for those who followed his religion too. The statement,
أَوَلَوْ كُنَّا كَـرِهِينَ
("Even though we hate it"), means, would you force us to do that, even though we hate what you are calling us to Certainly if we revert to your religion and accept your ways, we will have uttered a tremendous lie against Allah by calling partners as rivals to Him,
وَمَا يَكُونُ لَنَآ أَن نَّعُودَ فِيهَآ إِلاَ أَن يَشَآءَ اللَّهُ رَبُّنَا
(And it is not for us to return to it unless Allah, our Lord, should will.) This part of the Ayah refers all matters to Allah's will, and certainly, He has perfect knowledge of all matters and His observation encompasses all things,
عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا
(In Allah (Alone) we put our trust. ), concerning all our affairs, what we practice of them and what we ignore,
رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ
(Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth) judge between us and our people and give us victory over them,
وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَـتِحِينَ
(for You are the best of those who give judgment) and You are the Most Just Who never wrongs any in His judgment.