In His saying, the Exalted: “And He sends down the rain,” knowledge of it is not mentioned, whereas it is mentioned in the rest. How is this?
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The questioner : Shaykh, in the phrase “He sends down”:
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We said that we benefit from this by understanding that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the One who sends it down, and He knows when it will be sent down, and He is the One who sends it down. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:[Luqman 31:34], meaning by analogy to the first verse, .
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : So it is knowledge of creation and creation itself.
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge of what is in the wombs is more emphatic, because the creation of what is in the wombs is well-known; no one says otherwise. Also, the matters related to knowledge concerning the fetus are more numerous than the matters related to knowledge concerning the sending down of rain.
The questioner : The sending down of rain is known to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : The point is that all the verses are about knowledge; all five are about knowledge, except for the rain, where it says:, and otherwise they are all about knowledge.
The questioner : “He sends down,” the sending down...
The Shaykh : We said that the sending down implies that no one knows that except Allah by necessity, so it is an explicit text, because sending down is not possible without knowledge. But this is an explicit text regarding knowledge, and the wisdom is what we referred to. Yes.
And He sends down the rain
وينزل الغيثThe Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : We said that we benefit from this by understanding that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the One who sends it down, and He knows when it will be sent down, and He is the One who sends it down. This is based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
and knows what is in the wombs
ويعلم ما في الأرحامAnd He creates what is in the wombs
ويخلق ما في الأرحامThe Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : So it is knowledge of creation and creation itself.
The Shaykh : Yes, but knowledge of what is in the wombs is more emphatic, because the creation of what is in the wombs is well-known; no one says otherwise. Also, the matters related to knowledge concerning the fetus are more numerous than the matters related to knowledge concerning the sending down of rain.
The questioner : The sending down of rain is known to Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : The point is that all the verses are about knowledge; all five are about knowledge, except for the rain, where it says:
And He sends down
وينزلThe questioner : “He sends down,” the sending down...
The Shaykh : We said that the sending down implies that no one knows that except Allah by necessity, so it is an explicit text, because sending down is not possible without knowledge. But this is an explicit text regarding knowledge, and the wisdom is what we referred to. Yes.