Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: ((Aman)) with a light mīm ((huwa qānit)) one who is engaged in the duties of obedience ((ānā' al-layl)) its hours ((sājid

He the Exalted and Majestic said: to the end of it. He said: "Aman with a light mīm" Aman, and on this basis, the word is composed of the hamzah of interrogation and of the interrogative, rather, it is the relative mīm, the hamzah of interrogation and the relative, meaning: the one who is standing in obedience until the end. "

who is qānit

هو قانت

standing in the duties of obedience" Qunut is used for multiple meanings, among which is humility, as in His saying, the Exalted: , and among them is supplication in the witr or in the obligatory prayers during calamities, and among them is the continuity of obedience, as in His saying, the Exalted: And an example of the first is meaning humble, and for this reason, when this verse was revealed, the Companions were ordered to be silent and prohibited from speaking. Yes, so here, which of the three meanings is it?
The student: The continuity of obedience.

The Shaykh : From the continuity of obedience, yes. The author said: " engaged in the duties of obedience " meaning one who persists in them. "

The hours of the night

آناء الليل

ānā' al-layl means its hours

prostrating and standing

ساجِدًا وقَائِمًا

in prayer " He specified prostration and standing, but not bowing and sitting, because prostration is noble in its form, and standing is noble in its remembrance. How? Prostration is noble in its form; the best form for the worshipper is to be prostrating, and for this reason, the servant is closest to his Lord when he is prostrating. And standing is noble in its remembrance; what is its remembrance? The Qur'an, the speech of Allah, and the speech of Allah, the Exalted, is the noblest of speech. Therefore, he specified these two matters, or these two pillars of the pillars of prayer: standing and prostration. And the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, when he prostrated, a sound was heard from his chest like the bubbling of a boiling cauldron. And the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, when he stood, he did not pass a verse of mercy without asking for it, nor a verse of warning without seeking refuge, nor a verse of glorification without glorifying. And this indicates that the one who stands in the night should pay attention to this: he should observe the strength of humility in the state of prostration and weeping, and he should also observe the presence of the heart during the recitation so that he follows: if he passes a verse of mercy, he asks; if a verse of warning, he seeks refuge; if a verse of glorification, he glorifies, whether standing or sitting, prostrating or standing. "

fears the Hereafter

يحذر الآخرة

meaning he fears its punishment

and he hopes for the mercy of his Lord

ويرجُو رحمة ربه

Paradise

his Lord

ربه

" Now, here, his saying: this is a state, a state of his fearing the Hereafter, and a state concurrent with his saying: meaning in the state of his prostration and standing, he fears the Hereafter, meaning he fears it, and not that he fears its occurrence, because its occurrence is inevitable, but he fears its punishment, he fears being punished. The author says: his Lord's Paradise. And without doubt, mercy is intended to mean Paradise, as Allah, the Exalted, said of Paradise: But mercy is intended to mean another meaning, which is the action of Allah toward the servant, meaning His mercy for the servant. So which of the two is more appropriate in this verse, my brother? Which is more appropriate?
The student: ... mercy in the meaning of ...

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The student: meaning he fears the punishment of the Hereafter, and he hopes for the mercy of Allah, meaning he fears the Fire and hopes for Paradise.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is what the author held. But why don't we say: he hopes that Allah will have mercy on him, and the intended meaning of mercy here is the mercy of Allah, which is His action, meaning he hopes that Allah will have mercy on him with both things: safety from the Fire and entering Paradise. This meaning is better, because what is generally understood by the meaning of mercy is the action of Allah, meaning that Allah has mercy on you. And also, if we say the mercy of Allah, it becomes that he hopes to be saved from the Fire or from the punishment of the Hereafter and to attain Paradise. He said: " like one who is disobedient through disbelief or otherwise "