Parsing the phrase in His saying: “from the evil of what He created”
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The questioner:
O Shaykh, may Allah bless you, you said that “ma” (what) is not a relative pronoun and has no meaning. He said: “Ma” is not a relative pronoun. Evil
The Shaykh:
“What He created,” meaning a described noun, your intention is “from the evil of anything He created,” from the evil of anything He created, meaning from the evil of everything that contains evil. Even if it were a described noun, it would not be acceptable. “From the evil of that which He created,” meaning from the things that contain evil. It is permissible for it to be a relative pronoun, but there is no meaning in it being a relative pronoun. The meaning is “from the evil of that which He created, from what contains evil,” meaning this is one single meaning.
O Shaykh, may Allah bless you, you said that “ma” (what) is not a relative pronoun and has no meaning. He said: “Ma” is not a relative pronoun. Evil
The Shaykh:
“What He created,” meaning a described noun, your intention is “from the evil of anything He created,” from the evil of anything He created, meaning from the evil of everything that contains evil. Even if it were a described noun, it would not be acceptable. “From the evil of that which He created,” meaning from the things that contain evil. It is permissible for it to be a relative pronoun, but there is no meaning in it being a relative pronoun. The meaning is “from the evil of that which He created, from what contains evil,” meaning this is one single meaning.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (1:29:15)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.