Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((The established practice of Allah in those who passed before, and the command of Allah is a decree that is determined))
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Allah the Exalted said: meaning like the established practice of Allah. It is in the accusative case due to the deletion of the preposition. This means that Allah the Exalted negated any hardship for him in what He made lawful for him, because this is the established practice of Allah the Exalted with those who came before, and meaning His way. The meaning is like the way of Allah the Exalted with the prophets who came before. He said: [Al-Ahzab 33:38] of the prophets, that there is no hardship for them in that; it is an expansion for them in marriage. [An-Nisa 4:47] His action. as a determined decree. Allah the Mighty and Majestic says that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is like the other previous prophets. So whatever Allah made lawful for him, there is no hardship for him in it, meaning there is no restriction, neither from Allah nor from the servants of Allah. And so it is with the previous prophets; there is no hardship for them in what Allah decreed for them. They do what they will as long as the matter is made lawful for them. Then he said: [Al-Ahzab 33:39] The author said regarding its grammar: "a description of those before him" And who are those before him? [Al-Ahzab 33:38] meaning those who convey. And his saying: [Al-Ahzab 33:39] is the plural of message, and what is meant by it is what they were sent with. So they convey what Allah sent them with. Conveying means delivering, and from this comes what was mentioned in the hadith: Sahih Muslim 2964.
