Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: In “wa-ima” there is the assimilation of the nūn of the conditional “in” into the superfluous “mā.” “Yinzaghnaka min al-Shayṭān nazaġ” means he diverts you.
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He said: “In it is the assimilation of the nūn of the conditional into the superfluous ”, its original form is but the superfluous is often added to conditional particles, as in his saying here: and as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Isra 17:110], meaning if Shayṭān diverts you “ [Al-A'raf 7:200] meaning: he diverts you from this trait and other good things, being a divoter ”. The author, may Allah have mercy on him, if we look at his tafsir, we find he limits this verse to a specific thing, which is if Shayṭān diverts us from repelling with that which is best, then seek refuge in Allah. The correct view is the opposite of that; the correct view is that the verse is general. For this reason he said: meaning it strikes you an indefinite noun in the context of what, brother?
The student: Negation
The Shaykh : Wrong. Read the verse:[Al-A'raf 7:200] An indefinite noun in the context of what?
The student: An indefinite noun in the context of a condition.
The Shaykh : In the context of a condition, so it is general, whether it is in repelling with that which is best or otherwise. Whenever Shayṭān strikes you with a diversion, seek refuge in Allah. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one who complained to him about whispers in prayer to do what? To seek refuge in Allah. He said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3910Sahih (Darussalam). The point is that whenever Shayṭān diverts you, turn to the One who is able to repel him, Allah Mighty and Majestic. But how do I know that Shayṭān has diverted someone? [Al-Baqarah 2:268] Whenever you see that it is thrown into your mind to commit a sin, know that it is a diversion from Shayṭān. Whenever it is thrown into your mind that you are leaving an act of obedience, this is a diversion from Shayṭān. Seek refuge in Allah, because Shayṭān is not a tangible thing that a person feels, sees, or hears, but he is known by what he throws into the heart. meaning hold fast to it. The author said: “The answer to the condition, and the answer to the command is omitted, meaning He repels it from you”. Yes, where is the command? meaning as if someone says: And if you seek refuge, what is the result? The result is that Allah repels it from you, because Allah the Exalted did not command you to seek refuge in Him—and seeking refuge, as you know, is taking shelter from what is bad—seek refuge in Allah, He repels it from you.
[Al-Anfal 8:61] to the speech, to the action. “This sentence is explanatory of his saying: meaning: So if you seek refuge in Allah from him, He hears you, and He is knowledgeable about how to repel this Shayṭān who diverted you. So He is hearing to your speech when you seek refuge in Him, and knowledgeable about what He uses to repel this Shayṭān from you.
wa-ima
إماIndeed
إنnot
ماwa-ima
إماwa-in yinzaghnaka
وإن ينزغنكnot
ماwa-ima yinzaghnaka
وإما ينزغنكWhichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names.
أيًّا ما تدعُو فله الأسماء الحسنىwa-ima yinzaghnaka
إما ينزغنكfrom Satan, then seek refuge in Allah
من الشيطان نزغ فاستعذ باللهthen seek refuge in Allah
فاستعذ باللهwa-ima yinzaghnaka
إما ينزَغَنَّكmin al-Shayṭān nazaġ
مِن الشيطان نزْغnazaġ
نزغٌThe student: Negation
The Shaykh : Wrong. Read the verse:
And if an evil suggestion comes to you from Satan
وإما ينزغنك من الشيطان نزغThe student: An indefinite noun in the context of a condition.
The Shaykh : In the context of a condition, so it is general, whether it is in repelling with that which is best or otherwise. Whenever Shayṭān strikes you with a diversion, seek refuge in Allah. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the one who complained to him about whispers in prayer to do what? To seek refuge in Allah. He said:
