about the lam of command: Why is it kasrah in the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((so that you may ride upon their backs))?
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The student: The lam of command in His saying: Why is it kasrah?
The Shaykh : First, it is not the lam of command, and it is kasrah as well; even if it were the lam of command, it would become kasrah. However, the lam in His saying: is not for command, but its meaning is causation: [Az-Zukhruf 43:12-13].
The student: What is the rule?
The Shaykh : The rule is the context.[At-Talaq 65:7] This is the lam of command. [Al-Fath 48:8-9] This lam could be for causation or for command, but it is more apparent that it is for causation.
The student: The lam in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-An'am 6:113]?
The Shaykh : The lam of command:[Al-An'am 6:113] It is not the lam of command; it is the lam of causation. For this reason, the lam of causation is not sukun, even after the three letters; rather, it is always kasrah: [Al-'Ankabut 29:66] Do you say: wa li-yatamadda'u? Yes.
so that you may settle upon their backs
لتستووا على ظهورهThe Shaykh : First, it is not the lam of command, and it is kasrah as well; even if it were the lam of command, it would become kasrah. However, the lam in His saying:
so that you may ride
لتستوواand has made for you of ships and animals those which you mount. (13) That you may settle yourselves upon their backs
جعل لكم من الفلك والأنعام ما تركبون لتستووا على ظهورهThe student: What is the rule?
The Shaykh : The rule is the context.
Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth
لينفق ذو سعة من سعته(8) Indeed, We have sent you as a witness and a bringer of good tidings and a warner (9) That you [people] may believe in Allah and His Messenger
إنا أرسلناك شاهدا ومبشرا ونذيرا لتؤمنوا بالله ورسولهThe student: The lam in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
and that they will be satisfied with it and that they will commit that which they are committing.
وليرضوه وليقترفوا ما هم مقترفونThe Shaykh : The lam of command: