Does the verse: "And if Allah had known any good in them, He would have made them hear, but if He had made them hear, they would have turned away, and they are refusing" mean that there is absolutely no good in the disbeliever, and that guidance is related to the extent of doing good to others or to creed and faith, and what is meant by "good" in the verse? And does good fall under creed or ethics? And is the verse evidence that whoever is guided to Islam is so because Allah knows there is good in him, and that the perfection of faith is linked to the abundance of good?

The meaning of the noble verse "And if Allah had known any good in them, He would have made them hear," is not that disbelievers possess absolutely no good, for some of them may do good deeds and be recompensed for them in this world. The verse means that Allah knew that a group of disbelievers had no good in them and no receptiveness to guidance, and even if He had made them hear, they would have turned away, being averse. Guidance is a grace from Allah and has causes such as good deeds and spending (in charity). Allah withholds guidance only from those who have no good in them and from whom no good emanates, and He knows best who deserves guidance. The Quran has stipulated the characteristics of those who are deprived of guidance, such as being oppressors, disbelievers, transgressors, liars, extravagant, or apostates. It also clarified the characteristics of those who deserve it, such as those who follow His pleasure, repent, and strive (in His cause).