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a guardian over him, preserving him from following his own desire and from worshipping whatever he desires besides Allah? That is, you are not such a guardian. Al-Kalbi said: “This was abrogated by the verse commanding combat.”
عَلَيْهِ كَفِيلٌ تَحْفَظُهُ مِنِ اتِّبَاعِ هَوَاهُ وَعِبَادَةِ مَنْ يَهْوَى مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ؟ أَيْ: لَسْتَ كَذَلِكَ. قَالَ الْكَلْبِيُّ: نَسَخَتْهَا آيَةُ الْقِتَالِ.