Al-Anfal 8:23 ولو علم الله فيهم خيرا لاسمعهم ولو اسمعهم لتولوا وهم معرضون ٢٣
وَلَوۡ
عَلِمَ
ٱللَّهُ
فِيهِمۡ
خَيۡرٗا
لَّأَسۡمَعَهُمۡۖ
وَلَوۡ
أَسۡمَعَهُمۡ
لَتَوَلَّواْ
وَّهُم
مُّعۡرِضُونَ
٢٣
Had Allâh known of any good in them, He would indeed have made them listen; and even if He had made them listen, they would but have turned away with aversion (to the truth).
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Command to obey Allah and His Messenger
Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and imitating the disbelievers who reject him. Allah said,
وَلاَ تَوَلَّوْاْ عَنْهُ
(and turn not away from him...), neither refrain from obeying him or fo
…The Command to obey Allah and His Messenger
Allah commands His believing servants to obey Him and His Messenger and warns them against defying him and
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