Discussion of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Say, who is it that can protect you from Allah?”
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And His saying: [Al-Ahzab 33:17] This is the grammatical analysis of [Al-Baqarah 2:245] Who can analyze it for us?
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : There is no error. The pronoun is hidden by obligation. If it begins with the letter yā, the pronoun is hidden by permission. If it begins with the letter tā, it depends on the situation; it may be obligatory, as in “you are thanked,” or it may be permissible, as in “she is thanked.” Now, the two men differed in its grammatical analysis. One said it is a demonstrative noun, and the other said it is omitted. Which is correct? The correct view is that it is omitted, because if a relative pronoun follows it, it is omitted, as in [al-Baqarah: 255] and as in [Al-Ahzab 33:17]
Say, "Who is it
قل من ذا الذيWho is it that would loan
من ذا الذيThe student: ...?
The Shaykh : There is no error. The pronoun is hidden by obligation. If it begins with the letter yā, the pronoun is hidden by permission. If it begins with the letter tā, it depends on the situation; it may be obligatory, as in “you are thanked,” or it may be permissible, as in “she is thanked.” Now, the two men differed in its grammatical analysis. One said it is a demonstrative noun, and the other said it is omitted. Which is correct? The correct view is that it is omitted, because if a relative pronoun follows it, it is omitted, as in