Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And We had no authority over you, but you were a people who transgressed. * So the word of our Lord has come to pass: We will surely taste [the Fire]. *
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We say, the saying of Allah the Exalted [Ibrahim 14:22] What is meant by “authority”?
The student: Strength and power.
The Shaykh : Over what?
The student: Over leading you astray.
The Shaykh : Over leading you astray. The saying of Allah the Exalted[As-Saffat 37:30] Khalid, what put “transgressed” in the accusative case?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Do you know 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Dawud?
The student: A description of the people.
The Shaykh : A description of the people.
The student: And “people” is the predicate of “were.”
The Shaykh : Correct. What is the meaning of “transgressed,” Khalid?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The saying of Allah the Exalted[As-Saffat 37:31] What is meant by this “word”? Is this 'Isa?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And the author holds that it is
The student: ...
The Shaykh :[Hud 11:119] Now, regarding the phrase [As-Saffat 37:32], this clause is, in meaning, in the position of what precedes it.
The student: Explanatory.
The Shaykh : An explanation of what came before. And “astray,” what is its grammatical status?
The student: A predicate (khabar).
The Shaykh : The predicate of what?
The student: The predicate of “in” and its subject, and “astray” is the predicate.
The Shaykh : The predicate of “in” should be in the accusative case.
The student: No, “in” and its subject, not the predicate of “were.”
The Shaykh : The predicate of “were” in the phrase
But I had no authority over you
وما كان عليكم من سلطانThe student: Strength and power.
The Shaykh : Over what?
The student: Over leading you astray.
The Shaykh : Over leading you astray. The saying of Allah the Exalted
but you were a transgressing people.
بل كنتم قوما طاغينThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Do you know 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Dawud?
The student: A description of the people.
The Shaykh : A description of the people.
The student: And “people” is the predicate of “were.”
The Shaykh : Correct. What is the meaning of “transgressed,” Khalid?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : The saying of Allah the Exalted
So the word of our Lord has come into effect upon us
فحق علينا قول ربناThe student: ...
The Shaykh :
Whoever follows you among them, I will surely fill Hell with you and all the people
لمن تبعك منهم لأملأن جنهم من الجنة والناس أجمعينThe student: ...
The Shaykh :
I will surely fill Hell with jinn and men all together."
لأملأن جنهم من الجنة والناس أجمعينAnd we led you to deviation; indeed, we were deviators."
فأغويناكم إنا كنا غاوينThe student: Explanatory.
The Shaykh : An explanation of what came before. And “astray,” what is its grammatical status?
The student: A predicate (khabar).
The Shaykh : The predicate of what?
The student: The predicate of “in” and its subject, and “astray” is the predicate.
The Shaykh : The predicate of “in” should be in the accusative case.
The student: No, “in” and its subject, not the predicate of “were.”
The Shaykh : The predicate of “were” in the phrase