Continuation of the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (( ... and He determined the weaving of the mail and do good, for I am Seeing of what you do ))
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And how He directed him to make these armors? He said [Saba 34:11] How did He shift from the singular pronoun [Saba 34:11] to the plural pronoun ? Because the determination of the weaving of the mail is specific to David, while the good deed is general for him and others, so He directed the address to all the family of David. He said And His saying is a description of a described noun that is omitted, and the intended meaning is "a good deed." The good deed is what combines the two attributes of sincerity for Allah and conformity to His Shari'ah. This is the good deed, so these two conditions are necessary: sincerity for Allah and conformity to the Shari'ah. If sincerity is absent, it is not good due to the presence of shirk (associating partners with Allah). And Allah the Exalted said in the Holy Hadith: Sahih Muslim 2985 The second condition is conformity to the Shari'ah of Allah. If it does not conform to the Shari'ah of Allah, it is not good and is not accepted. The evidence is His saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 1718b And His saying the Exalted: [Al-Shura: 21] So for it to be a good deed, these two conditions are necessary.
[Saba 34:11] This verse contains fronting and postponing. What is the fronting?
The student : ......
The Shaykh : The fronting is "Seeing." "Seeing" is the postponed and fronted object. If you said that among the established rules is that fronting the object indicates restriction, is that not so? Good. Here, if we say that it indicates restriction, it becomes that Allah the Exalted is Seeing of what they do and nothing else, while He, Mighty and Majestic, is Seeing of everything. What is the reason? The reason for that is that the fronting came in the form of restriction to deter from disobedience. It is as if if Allah were not Seeing of anything, He would be Seeing of what? Of your deeds. So when a person might say that Allah the Exalted does not see my deed, Allah the Exalted made the form indicate restriction on its surface so that no one would claim that Allah the Exalted is not aware of his deed. This is from one aspect. From another aspect, it is the suitability of the rhymes of the verses, and Allah knows best.
and work [all of you] righteousness. Indeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."
وَاعْمَلُوا صَالِحًا إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌWork
اعملواcalculate [precisely] the links
قدر في السردAnd do good
واعملوا صالحاًAnd do good
واعملوا صالحاGood
صالحاًI am the One, One Who does not stand in need of a partner. If anyone does anything in which he associates anyone else with Me, I shall abandon him with one whom he associates with Allah.
أنا أغنى الشركاء عن الشرك من عمل عملاً أشرك فيه معي غيري تركته وشركهHe who did any act for which there is no sanction from our behalf, that is to be rejected.
من عمل عملاً ليس عليه أمرنا فهو ردOr have they other deities who have ordained for them a religion to which Allah has not consented?
أَمْ لَهُمْ شُرَكَاءُ شَرَعُوا لَهُمْ مِنَ الدِّينِ مَا لَمْ يَأْذَنْ بِهِ اللَّهُIndeed I, of what you do, am Seeing."
إِنِّي بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌThe student : ......
The Shaykh : The fronting is "Seeing." "Seeing" is the postponed and fronted object. If you said that among the established rules is that fronting the object indicates restriction, is that not so? Good. Here, if we say that it indicates restriction, it becomes that Allah the Exalted is Seeing of what they do and nothing else, while He, Mighty and Majestic, is Seeing of everything. What is the reason? The reason for that is that the fronting came in the form of restriction to deter from disobedience. It is as if if Allah were not Seeing of anything, He would be Seeing of what? Of your deeds. So when a person might say that Allah the Exalted does not see my deed, Allah the Exalted made the form indicate restriction on its surface so that no one would claim that Allah the Exalted is not aware of his deed. This is from one aspect. From another aspect, it is the suitability of the rhymes of the verses, and Allah knows best.