(Mentioning the third matter, which is whether the meaning they mentioned is the only possible meaning for this word, or whether it could have other meanings) If you have done that, you will be asked for a *** third matter, and you will say it is
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The Shaykh : Okay, "If you have done that" means you have done it
"You will be asked for a *** third matter after this second one
When you say that the intended meaning is such, what *** is it that led you to this? Do you guess like the soothsayers?"
If they bring evidence that the word could have the meaning they mentioned, we say we want from you another piece of evidence, which is: Is the meaning you mentioned the only possible meaning for this word? It may not be the only one; the word could be open to what? To another meaning other than the one you specified. As long as you have diverted them from its apparent meaning and said that the intended meaning is such, we say that what you specified could be intended to mean something else. For this reason, he (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"When you say that the intended meaning is such, what *** is it that led you to this?" What led you to believe that the intended meaning is what you said? "Do you guess like the soothsayers?" This question is for the purpose of denial
"Suppose it was not the intended meaning" which is the literal meaning, "but the intention could be a second meaning
Other than the one you specified, and the word *** could be intended without any meanings"
So the author is responding to them by saying that if they specify a meaning, it is possible that the intended meaning is another one, right? And it is possible that no meaning is intended for this word, neither the meaning you said nor the other meaning. So what is the intended meaning of the word? He says:
"Like worship and recitation, and that *** intention would be more beneficial and is possible
Whoever intends to distort them"
So he (may Allah have mercy on him) is saying: If they specify a meaning, we ask them for what? For evidence of specifying this meaning they mentioned. Why? Because it is possible that the intended meaning is another one, and because it is possible that this word is not intended to have a meaning, but was revealed for the sake of the word itself. If someone says: What is the benefit of the word? He says what?
Like worship, and this is in the Qur'an, and recitation. "And that intention would be more beneficial" More beneficial than what? Than the meaning they specified that contradicts the apparent meaning. "And it is possible" Okay
"Whoever intends to distort them is called *** one who interprets them figuratively, with the burden on the minds"
So our reading these words and not dealing with their meaning is better than our distorting them from their apparent meaning with the burden on the minds, because their being devoid of meaning for the sake of worship and recitation is preferable to their being distorted, where we burden our minds and bring evidence pointing to figurative interpretation to this meaning, and so on.
"You will be asked for a *** third matter after this second one
When you say that the intended meaning is such, what *** is it that led you to this? Do you guess like the soothsayers?"
If they bring evidence that the word could have the meaning they mentioned, we say we want from you another piece of evidence, which is: Is the meaning you mentioned the only possible meaning for this word? It may not be the only one; the word could be open to what? To another meaning other than the one you specified. As long as you have diverted them from its apparent meaning and said that the intended meaning is such, we say that what you specified could be intended to mean something else. For this reason, he (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
"When you say that the intended meaning is such, what *** is it that led you to this?" What led you to believe that the intended meaning is what you said? "Do you guess like the soothsayers?" This question is for the purpose of denial
"Suppose it was not the intended meaning" which is the literal meaning, "but the intention could be a second meaning
Other than the one you specified, and the word *** could be intended without any meanings"
So the author is responding to them by saying that if they specify a meaning, it is possible that the intended meaning is another one, right? And it is possible that no meaning is intended for this word, neither the meaning you said nor the other meaning. So what is the intended meaning of the word? He says:
"Like worship and recitation, and that *** intention would be more beneficial and is possible
Whoever intends to distort them"
So he (may Allah have mercy on him) is saying: If they specify a meaning, we ask them for what? For evidence of specifying this meaning they mentioned. Why? Because it is possible that the intended meaning is another one, and because it is possible that this word is not intended to have a meaning, but was revealed for the sake of the word itself. If someone says: What is the benefit of the word? He says what?
Like worship, and this is in the Qur'an, and recitation. "And that intention would be more beneficial" More beneficial than what? Than the meaning they specified that contradicts the apparent meaning. "And it is possible" Okay
"Whoever intends to distort them is called *** one who interprets them figuratively, with the burden on the minds"
So our reading these words and not dealing with their meaning is better than our distorting them from their apparent meaning with the burden on the minds, because their being devoid of meaning for the sake of worship and recitation is preferable to their being distorted, where we burden our minds and bring evidence pointing to figurative interpretation to this meaning, and so on.