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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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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:
the established practice of Allah سُنَّةَ اللَّهِ
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
the established practice of Allah سنة الله
meaning His way. The meaning is like the way of Allah the Exalted with the prophets who came before. He said:
with those [prophets] who have passed on before فِي الَّذِينَ خَلَوْا مِنْ قَبْلُ
[Al-Ahzab 33:38]
of the prophets, that there is no hardship for them in that; it is an expansion for them in marriage.
And ever is the decree of Allah وَكَانَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ
[An-Nisa 4:47]
His action.
a decree that is determined قَدَرًا مَقْدُورًا
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:
those who convey the messages of Allah and fear Him and do not fear anyone but Allah الَّذِينَ يُبَلِّغُونَ رِسَالاتِ اللَّهِ وَيَخْشَوْنَهُ وَلا يَخْشَوْنَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا اللَّهَ
[Al-Ahzab 33:39]
The author said regarding its grammar:
The ones الذين
"a description of those before him" And who are those before him?
the established way of Allah with those [prophets] who have passed on before سنة الله في الذين خلوا من قبل
[Al-Ahzab 33:38]
meaning those who convey. And his saying:
convey the messages of Allah يبلغون رسالات الله
[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:
there is none to take me to my destination لا بلاغ لي اليوم
Sahih Muslim 2964
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Source alathar.net

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