What is the benefit of the singular form of (is taken) in His saying, the Exalted:
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted[Ar-Rahman 55:41], he asks: Is there a benefit in the phrase "yu'khadhu" (it is taken) rather than "yu'khadhuuna" (they are taken)?
Answer:
Allah knows best, my brother. "Yu'khadhu" means that the angels take them, gathering their forelocks and their feet together to humiliate them and torment them. As for whether there is a difference between "yu'khadhu" and "ya'khudhu," we leave these questions aside. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted
The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.
يُعْرَفُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ بِسِيمَاهُمْ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِالنَّوَاصِي وَالْأَقْدَامِAnswer:
Allah knows best, my brother. "Yu'khadhu" means that the angels take them, gathering their forelocks and their feet together to humiliate them and torment them. As for whether there is a difference between "yu'khadhu" and "ya'khudhu," we leave these questions aside. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [892- 4717] ما فائدة إفراد (يؤخذ) في قوله تعالى:﴿يعرف المجرمون بسيماهم فيؤخذ بالنواصي والأقدام﴾؟ — youtube.com
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