The Exegesis of the Saying of Allah the Exalted: << ولولآ إذ سمعتموه قلتم ما يكون لنآ أن نتكلم بهذا سبحانك هذا بهتان عظيم >> .

Then Allah the Exalted said: [Surat al-Nur:16]. It is for wonderment. A great lie. "Lawla" means "why did you not," and it is for belittlement mixed with rebuke. "When you heard it," what does the pronoun refer to? It refers to the slander. You said—get a bit closer—this is the answer to "lawla": "It is not fitting for us to speak of this." It is not fitting for us to speak of this. The author said, "It is not fitting for us." Know that the phrase "it is not fitting" (ma yankab) and the phrase "it is not befitting" (ma yajib) are used for something impossible when we express things in books of jurisprudence, such as "it is not befitting to do such and such." What is meant? That it is not merely recommended, but when "it is not befitting" appears in the speech of Allah and the speech of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), it means the utmost impossibility, that which is not valid and not befitting. As in His saying: What does "it is not befitting" mean? It is impossible to the utmost degree; it is not befitting and not valid. And as in the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): What does "it is not befitting for Him to sleep" mean? It is impossible; it is not befitting and not valid for Him to sleep, (Glorified and Exalted is He), because of the perfection of His life in all states. "It is not fitting for us to speak of this," "It is not befitting for us to speak of this," and "It is not valid for us to speak of this." Why? Because what is it? Why is it impossible? Because it is not possible that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) would make this matter a reality from the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is absolutely impossible, as befits the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) would make this matter a reality from the household of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), given what is in it of what is not befitting the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). For this reason, He said: due to the gravity and magnitude of the matter. And His saying "Subhanak" (Glory be to You) is for wonderment here. This is not correct; it is for the utmost glorification. That means, we glorify You, O our Lord, that this should occur from the household of Your Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). "Subhanak" means glorifying You from what is not befitting You, and from the fact that something like this should occur from the household of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So the word "Subhanak" in this place is among the best things, indeed it is the best of all. "It is not fitting for us to speak of this." Why? Because that contradicts Your glorification. For this reason, they said "Subhanak," meaning "Glory be to You from the fact that this should occur from the household of Your Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Yes, and it is not for wonderment. They are not wondering at what was said; rather, they are glorifying Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) from what was attributed to His household. That is, glorifying You, O our Lord, that something like this should occur in the household of Your Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So this glorification in this context is among the best things, indeed it is the best of all. A great lie. Because it is contrary to what the wisdom of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) requires. And "great"—why is it described as great? The context, my brothers, is that its context is the household of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). What slander is greater than a slander that involves disparaging the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his household and his Companions? It is great. Its greatness is clear. If this were a slander against so-and-so or so-and-so or so-and-so, it would be great, but not as great as what was attributed to the household of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Therefore, it was described as great because its place, O servant of Allah... continue.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, good. Allah the Exalted said: He forbids you. Or did we omit a phrase earlier in the explanation?