Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “Man does not grow weary of supplicating for good,” meaning he continues to ask his Lord for wealth, health, and other things. “And if evil touches him”
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Then He, the Exalted, said: [Fussilat 41:49] His statement: means he does not get bored, but rather he continues to ask. And here, it is possible that the intended meaning is the disbeliever, and it is possible that the intended meaning is the genus, i.e., the genus of mankind, whether he is a believer or a disbeliever. Then you apply the circumstances to what is appropriate for them. [Fussilat 41:49] is a verb and is its object, from the chapter of adding the verb to its object. And it is also—meaning good—the object of . The one being supplicated to is Allah, Mighty and Majestic. So we have: a supplicant, one being supplicated to, and that which is being supplicated for, i.e., what is sought. So the supplicant is the human, the one being supplicated to is Allah, and that which is being supplicated for is good. And the author said: “meaning he continues to ask his Lord for wealth, health, and other things” from sons, wives, status, honor, and other things that a human asks his Lord for, desiring them. “[Fussilat 41:49] poverty and hardship” And specifying evil with poverty and hardship is not by way of restriction, but by way of example, because it includes poverty, hardship, the loss of children, the loss of status, harm from creation, and many other things. So the author’s specification of that with poverty and hardship is from the chapter of exemplification. [Fussilat 41:49] The fa is a connector for the answer, and it is , and is the predicate of a deleted subject—pay attention, O boy! Pay attention, or we will stand you up from your place—you. is the predicate of the subject, meaning: so he is: one who has despaired and is in despair. The author said: “from the mercy of Allah, the Exalted” And this and what follows is regarding the disbeliever. “ despair. Is there a difference between despair (ya's) and extreme despair (qunut)? The answer: Yes. Despair is the disappearance of hope such that a person’s hope is cut off, and extreme despair is more severe than despair. And on this basis, his statement: this is the beginning of extreme despair, this is its end. And his statement: We parsed as the predicate of the deleted subject. So how do we parse ? We parse it as a second predicate. The multiplication of predicates is permissible and occurs in the Arabic language and occurs in the Qur'an. Allah, the Exalted, said: [Al-Buruj 85:14-16] All of these are multiplied predicates, and it is not correct for the second to be a description of the first, because they all refer to a single described thing. And on this basis, we say: a second predicate for the deleted subject, and it is not correct for it to be a description of because itself is a description. The author, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “ And this and what follows is regarding the disbelievers. ” “ This ” the thing referred to is despair and extreme despair— he will mention it—regarding the disbelievers.” And the author said that because the believer does not despair and does not fall into extreme despair. Allah, the Exalted, said: [Yusuf 12:87], and He, the Exalted, said: [Al-Hijr 15:56] So it is not possible for the believer to despair. And on this basis, this description is for the disbelievers.