Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth. He expands provision for whom He wills and restricts it. Indeed, He is All-Knowing of everything.”

The Shaykh : “To Him” means to Allah alone. We said “alone” because placing the predicate before the subject indicates exclusivity. In fact, the rule is broader than this: placing what is normally delayed indicates exclusivity. Even if you say, “I honored Zayd,” it means you did not honor anyone else, because you placed the object before the verb. So we say: “To Him” means to no one other than Him.