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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The fā' occurring in the predicate of the subject: What is its grammatical status in the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So give him glad tidings of a painful punishment”?

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The saying of Allah the Exalted:
Those who disbelieve إن الذين يكفرون
[Ali 'Imran 3:21]
This is conjoined to every relative pronoun.
give them tidings of a painful punishment. فبشرهم بعذاب أليم
[Ali 'Imran 3:21]
This is the predicate of the fā' of the consequence. Where is it? Did you understand his question? This man understood it well, and you were born in this country, here in the Arab lands, and you did not understand it. He says: The fā' occurring in the predicate of the subject, and what brought it here? There is no conditional particle? The scholars say: The relative pronoun resembles the conditional pronoun in generality.
Those who disbelieve إن الذين يكفرون
[Ali 'Imran 3:21]
So it is like his saying: “Indeed, whoever disbelieves in the verses of Allah,” meaning it contains the meaning of a condition. Yes, indeed, a relative pronoun contains the meaning of a condition. And he says that if you say, “The one who comes to me, then for him is a dirham,” it is the same as saying, “Whoever comes to me, then for him is a dirham.” Is that clear?
Source alathar.net

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