And this statement is not diverting the speech from its apparent meaning, for the verb {istawa} is accompanied by a preposition indicating goal and completion.
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The Shaykh :"And this statement", meaning interpreting *istawa* as "ascended" in a way that involves ambiguity, i.e., intending it with full will, as Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) and al-Baghawi interpreted it in his tafsir of Surat al-Fussilat, he said: "And this statement is not diverting the speech from its apparent meaning, for the verb is accompanied by a preposition indicating goal and completion", *istawa* with *ila*, whereas *istawa* meaning "ascended" is transitive with *'ala*. "So it shifted to a meaning that suits the accompanying preposition. Do you not see His saying, Exalted is He: [Al-Insan 76:6]" How do we interpret *yashrabu*? Yes, if you interpret *yashrabu* as "drinking," you must make the preposition *ba* mean *min* (from), so that the servants of Allah drink from it. But if you interpret *yashrabu* as "being watered," the preposition *ba* remains in its original place. Which of the two meanings is more appropriate? The second is more appropriate, because if you say "watered by it," that includes both drinking and watering. If you say "drinking from it," it indicates drinking but not watering. Furthermore, this implies, along with the weakness of the indication, that you must interpret the preposition as having the meaning of another preposition; you interpret *ba* as having the meaning of *min*. This issue was debated by the Basrans and the Kufans. Some said: "The figurative usage is in the governing word." Others said: "The figurative usage is in the preposition." Those who said the figurative usage is in the preposition said: "We must make the preposition one that suits the governing word." Those who said the figurative usage is in the governing word said: "We must make the governing word in a form that suits the preposition." This is called *tadmun* (implication), and this is the most correct and clearest path. Accordingly, *istawa* to the heavens must be interpreted with a meaning that suits *ila*, which is the preposition. And according to the statement of Ibn Jarir (may Allah have mercy on him), we must interpret *ila* as meaning *'ala*. Good. "Do you not see His saying, Exalted is He: [Al-Insan 76:6], where its meaning was that the servants of Allah are watered by it, because the verb is accompanied by the preposition *ba*, so it shifted to a meaning that suits it, which is 'to be watered.' Thus, the verb implies a meaning that suits the meaning of the preposition associated with it". This is the requirement of the Arabic language.