Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Say: Yes, and you will be humbled)).
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The Shaykh : I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the accursed. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Waqi'ah 56:47-48] This interrogative is a command from Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, for His Prophet to answer it by saying, "Say: Yes," meaning, you will be resurrected. "Yes" is a particle of response used to affirm a statement for the purpose of verification, and it is also used to affirm a negation for the purpose of verification. Thus, it is a particle of response for verification, whether the statement is a negation or an affirmation. If you say, "Zayd stood up," you say "Yes" to verify it, and you say "No" to deny it, meaning to negate it.
As for "Bala," it is a particle of response used only to affirm a negation for the purpose of verification, not for denial. For verification, one says, "Did Zayd not stand up?" and the answer is "Bala." A negation is answered with "Yes." "Did Zayd not stand up?" The answer is "Yes, he did not stand up." Did we make a mistake? We said "Yes." It is used to affirm both negation and affirmation for the purpose of verification, meaning to confirm what follows the interrogative hamza. "Did Zayd stand up?" Good. "Did Zayd not stand up?" "Yes," meaning he did not stand up. "Bala" is used to affirm a negation only, and it does not occur in affirmation, but rather to deny it. So if you say, "Did Zayd not stand up?" the answer is "Bala," meaning he did stand up, contrary to what you negated. As for "No," it is not used except in affirmation to deny it, meaning he did not stand up. "Did Zayd stand up?" and you said "No," meaning he did not stand up. Of these three particles of response, which is the most comprehensive? "Yes," because it is used in both affirmation and negation. As for "Bala" and "No," each is specific to one thing: "Bala" in negation, and "No" in affirmation. Now, we refer to the noble verse: "Say: Yes." This is for verification, meaning, yes, you will be resurrected.
(47) And they used to say, "When we die and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? (48) And our forefathers [as well]?"
وقالوا أئذا كنا ترابا وعظاما أإنا لمبعوثون أو آباؤنا الأولونAs for "Bala," it is a particle of response used only to affirm a negation for the purpose of verification, not for denial. For verification, one says, "Did Zayd not stand up?" and the answer is "Bala." A negation is answered with "Yes." "Did Zayd not stand up?" The answer is "Yes, he did not stand up." Did we make a mistake? We said "Yes." It is used to affirm both negation and affirmation for the purpose of verification, meaning to confirm what follows the interrogative hamza. "Did Zayd stand up?" Good. "Did Zayd not stand up?" "Yes," meaning he did not stand up. "Bala" is used to affirm a negation only, and it does not occur in affirmation, but rather to deny it. So if you say, "Did Zayd not stand up?" the answer is "Bala," meaning he did stand up, contrary to what you negated. As for "No," it is not used except in affirmation to deny it, meaning he did not stand up. "Did Zayd stand up?" and you said "No," meaning he did not stand up. Of these three particles of response, which is the most comprehensive? "Yes," because it is used in both affirmation and negation. As for "Bala" and "No," each is specific to one thing: "Bala" in negation, and "No" in affirmation. Now, we refer to the noble verse: "Say: Yes." This is for verification, meaning, yes, you will be resurrected.