The Exegesis of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Say: It is only Allah I worship, and I am sincere to Him in my religion.))
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Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: [Az-Zumar 39:13-14] The religion. In the first instance, He said: a command. In the second instance: He commanded him to declare that he is sincere to Allah in his religion, to declare it. So in the first instance, he acts; he worships Allah sincerely to Him in his religion. In the second instance, he was commanded to declare to the people that he is sincere. His declaration that he is sincere means that he is disavowing their shirk (associating partners with Allah), because he is sincere to Allah. [Az-Zumar 39:14] What is the grammatical case of the Name of Glory?
The student:?
The Shaykh : Yes, be patient, O Dawud.
The student: The doer
The Shaykh : The subject? Complete it.
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The subject, the object, it is possible, either the subject or the object.
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The object, is that not so?
The student: For
The Shaykh : For "Say"? "Say: It is only Allah I worship." Yes.
The student: The object for
The Shaykh : The object for "I worship." Good, correct. The object was placed first for the sake of restriction, meaning I do not worship anyone other than Him. And its counterpart in terms of structure is His saying, the Exalted, in Surat al-Fatihah?
The student: You alone we worship.
The Shaykh : "You alone we worship," so the object was placed first. Here, the object was placed first to convey restriction. Then He confirmed this also by His saying: [Az-Zumar 39:14] meaning I do not worship anyone other than Allah, and in my worship of Him, I am also sincere to Him, and nothing of shirk (associating partners with Allah) mixes with my worship of Him. [Az-Zumar 39:14] And His saying: meaning my work. The author said: "from shirk" If you combine the two verses, the first verse being His saying: [Az-Zumar 39:11] and the second, you know the intensity of the Messenger's (peace and blessings be upon him) obedience to his Lord, and that he worshipped Allah sincerely to Him in his religion and declared that to the people, not caring about their opposition.
Indeed I fear, if I should disobey my Lord, the punishment of a tremendous Day." (14) Say, "Allah [alone] do I worship, sincere to Him
إني أخاف إن عصيت ربي عذاب يوم عظيم * قل اللهَ أَعْبُدُ مخْلِصًا لهso worship Allah, being sincere to Him in religion
فاعبد الله مخلِصًا له الدينSay, "Allah [alone] do I worship
قل الله أعْبُدThe student:
Say: It is only Allah.
قل اللهَThe Shaykh : Yes, be patient, O Dawud.
The student: The doer
The Shaykh : The subject? Complete it.
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The subject, the object, it is possible, either the subject or the object.
The student: The object.
The Shaykh : The object, is that not so?
The student: For
Say
قلThe Shaykh : For "Say"? "Say: It is only Allah I worship." Yes.
The student: The object for
I worship.
أعبدThe Shaykh : The object for "I worship." Good, correct.
Say: It is only Allah I worship.
قل الله أعبدThe student: You alone we worship.
The Shaykh : "You alone we worship," so the object was placed first. Here,