Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: “Say, ‘Have you seen, if it were’” meaning the Qur’an, “from Allah” as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “then you disbelieved in it, who is” meaning no one, “more astray than he who is in a far”
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Then Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [Fussilat 41:52] As the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ [Fussilat 41:52] meaning inform me, and his saying: means the Qur’an Sahih Ibn Hibban 64:69 and you denied that it is from Allah Have you seen, if it were from Allah and it became clear to you that it is from Allah, then you disbelieved in it [Fussilat 41:52] But he made it explicit in the place of the implied pronoun for a benefit we will mention, if Allah wills. His saying: means the Qur’an, and that became clear and evident to you. [Fussilat 41:52] He used which indicates sequence and delay, pointing to the fact that these people denied and disbelieved after deliberation and after the period in which one who wishes to believe would believe. [Fussilat 41:52] And his saying: The pronoun refers to the Qur’an, and it is permissible that it refers to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), because he is the one upon whom the Qur’an was revealed. The author said: “ Meaning no one is more astray ” pointing to the fact that the question here means negation. Know that the question often comes to mean negation, and its coming in the place of negation is greater than negation, because when the question comes in the place of negation, it takes on the meaning of a challenge, as if he said: Show me anyone more astray. And this is undoubtedly containing both negation and challenge. And he said: [Fussilat 41:52] This is a subject, a question word as a subject, and is its predicate. Meaning who is the one who is in disagreement Rather, shiqaq (hostility) is more specific than khilaf (disagreement), because one may disagree with you without being hostile to you, but these people disagreed and were hostile. And his saying: means “ Far from the truth. He placed this in the position of to describe their state ” “ He placed this ” meaning [Fussilat 41:52] “ in the position of you ” meaning: in the position of the pronoun, so it is an explicit mention in the place of an implied pronoun. “ To describe their state” meaning to describe that they are the most astray of all people and that their state is far-reaching hostility. So there is an explicit mention in the place of an implied pronoun? And Abdullah ibn Ayyud, explain to us the benefit of the explicit mention in the place of the implied pronoun? Ibn Ayyud or Ibn Awwad?
The student: Ibn Awwad
The Shaykh : No, oh Ibn Awwad
The student: It was mentioned a little while ago
The Shaykh : Do not say it was mentioned a little while ago... You repeated what was said
The student: ... The explicit mention in the place of the implied pronoun?
The Shaykh : Yes, what is its benefit?
The student: One of its benefits is: describing the attribute that the referent deserves... Facilitating for these students
The Shaykh : Okay.
The student: And one of its benefits is also describing generality, meaning that everyone who does this, then this includes them
The Shaykh : The description... Yes, you did well. Three:
The student: And one of its benefits is also:
The Shaykh : Now we will argue against you with your saying: It was mentioned a little while ago
The student: Alerting.
The Shaykh : Good, alerting the addressee, since the context became contrary to what was expected, and this leads to his becoming alert
Say, "Have you considered: if the Qur'an is from Allah
قل أرأيتم إن كان مِن عند اللهand you disbelieved in it, who would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"
ثم كفرتم به من أضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيدSay, “Have you seen”
قل أرأيتمDid you see
أرأيتمIf
إن كانFrom Allah and you disbelieved in it
من عند الله وكفرتم بهWho is more astray than he who is in a far disagreement
مَن أضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيدwho would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"
من أضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيدIf it were from Allah
إن كان عند اللهand you disbelieved in it
ثم كفرتم بهThen
ثمand you disbelieved in it
ثم كفرتم بهwith it
بهWho is more astray
مَن أضلwho would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"
من أضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيدWhoever
مَنMore astray
أضلfrom those who are
ممن هوHe is in a state of discord
هو في شقاقdistant
بعيدdistant
بعيدFrom among you
منكمwho would be more astray than one who is in extreme dissension?"
مَن أضل ممن هو في شقاق بعيدThe student: Ibn Awwad
The Shaykh : No, oh Ibn Awwad
The student: It was mentioned a little while ago
The Shaykh : Do not say it was mentioned a little while ago... You repeated what was said
The student: ... The explicit mention in the place of the implied pronoun?
The Shaykh : Yes, what is its benefit?
The student: One of its benefits is: describing the attribute that the referent deserves... Facilitating for these students
The Shaykh : Okay.
The student: And one of its benefits is also describing generality, meaning that everyone who does this, then this includes them
The Shaykh : The description... Yes, you did well. Three:
The student: And one of its benefits is also:
The Shaykh : Now we will argue against you with your saying: It was mentioned a little while ago
The student: Alerting.
The Shaykh : Good, alerting the addressee, since the context became contrary to what was expected, and this leads to his becoming alert