We request clarification of this rule: that the negation of the specific implies the affirmation of the general, with examples.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. He says:The questioner : There is a rule that states: "The negation of the specific implies the affirmation of the general". We ask your eminence to clarify this rule with examples?

The Shaykh : An example of this is the saying of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): So Allah (Mighty and Majestic) negated that the eyes can perceive Him, and this indicates the affirmation of the original principle of seeing, because the negation of perception is the negation of the specific, and the negation of the specific necessitates the existence of the general. It is not eloquent to negate the specific when the general has also been negated; rather, if the general is negated, the specific is included in it. If Allah were not to be seen, as some people claimed and cited the verse as evidence, and if Allah were such, it would not be correct to say "the eyes do not perceive Him," and the correct wording would have been "the eyes do not see Him." This rule is very beneficial for the student of knowledge: that the negation of the specific indicates the existence of the general, because the negation of the specific while the general is absent is not eloquent speech and contains no eloquence. But when the specific is negated, it indicates the existence of the general. Yes.