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What did they mean by "we shall then be guided"?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. "We shall then be guided to the cow (which we were commanded to seek)". [Majority]
  2. "We shall then be guided to the killer". [Abū Ṣāliḥ from Ibn ʿAbbās]
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