The Meaning of the Addition of the Letter Ba in Allah’s Saying: “And Allah is Sufficient as a Witness”
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Question:
By mentioning His saying, “And Allah is Sufficient as a Witness,” you referred to the letter ba al-ba’idah.
Answer:
Regarding the emphasis, yes, in the languages of the Arabs, letters are added for the sake of emphasis; they are not added without benefit. No, if there is emphasis, then it has a benefit in the speech. Yes.
The discussion is about the extra element that has no meaning, or is there nothing of this in the Qur’an? Nothing is extra unless it has a benefit and a meaning. That is, it is extra in the construction. It is extra in the construction because the original is “Allah is Sufficient as a Witness,” with Allah as the doer of “sufficient.” But the letter ba came to emphasize the witnessing, just as “none” in[Ali 'Imran 3:62] is for emphasis. The original is “There is no god but Allah.” Yes, “There is no god but Allah,” but “none” came to emphasize the negation. Yes. Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.
By mentioning His saying, “And Allah is Sufficient as a Witness,” you referred to the letter ba al-ba’idah.
Answer:
Regarding the emphasis, yes, in the languages of the Arabs, letters are added for the sake of emphasis; they are not added without benefit. No, if there is emphasis, then it has a benefit in the speech. Yes.
The discussion is about the extra element that has no meaning, or is there nothing of this in the Qur’an? Nothing is extra unless it has a benefit and a meaning. That is, it is extra in the construction. It is extra in the construction because the original is “Allah is Sufficient as a Witness,” with Allah as the doer of “sufficient.” But the letter ba came to emphasize the witnessing, just as “none” in
And there is no deity except Allah
وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 01 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/مقدمة الشارح/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:00:04)
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