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
If God had known there was any good in them, He would have made them hear, but even if He had, they would still have turned away and taken no notice.
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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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