Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Among them is the one whom Allah spoke to”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Baqarah 2:253], where is the object here? Because the verb *kalam* (to speak) takes two objects?
Answer:
“Among them is the one whom Allah spoke to”; the pronoun is hidden, meaning “among them is the one to whom Allah spoke.” “Among them is the one whom Allah spoke to” — the “he” refers to whom? Yes, it is a hidden pronoun. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted
Among them were those to whom Allah spoke
مِّنْهُم مَّن كَلَّمَ اللَّهُAnswer:
“Among them is the one whom Allah spoke to”; the pronoun is hidden, meaning “among them is the one to whom Allah spoke.” “Among them is the one whom Allah spoke to” — the “he” refers to whom? Yes, it is a hidden pronoun. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح كتاب الفرقان /١٩/الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (23:26)
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