Explanation of the author's statement: "And His saying: '... none touch it except the purified...'"

The Shaykh : And His saying, Exalted is He: The pronoun in His saying: refers to the hidden Book, because it is the nearest antecedent. It is in the nominative case; the reciters agreed that it is in the nominative case. We pointed this out to refute those who say it is a statement meaning prohibition, and that the meaning is "and they turn away." They argue that the pronoun refers to the Qur'an. Also, the Qur'an here means the written text, not the recited text. Then they want to say that this is a statement meaning prohibition, that Allah prohibited touching the Qur'an except in a state of purity. But there is nothing in the verse indicating that. Rather, the verse is clear that the intended meaning is the Preserved Tablet, because the pronoun refers to the nearest mentioned thing, and because it is a statement, and the default for a statement is that it remains on its apparent meaning as a statement, not a command or prohibition, until evidence establishes that the intended meaning is a command or prohibition. How so, when the evidence here is that it is not intended as such, because it refers to the Preserved Tablet, the hidden Book? Then, His saying "except the purified" and He did not say "except the purifiers." The purified are those whom Allah, Mighty and Majestic, purified, and they are the angels. They were purified from sins, as He, Exalted is He, said: and as He said: and as He said: So they are purified from sins, their filth, and their impurities. If the intended meaning were the ones who purify themselves, He would have said "the purifiers" or "the self-purifiers," as Allah, Exalted is He, said: And there is a difference between the purified and the purifier. The purifier seeks to perfect himself, while the purified has been perfected by another. So there is a difference between them. Thus, the purified are the angels. This supports what Ibn al-Qayyim held, that the intended meaning is the books in the hands of the angels. Then, in this noble verse, there is an indication, and I think you know the implication of the indication and the hint. So the types of implications are the explicit meaning and the implicit meaning, and the explicit meaning includes indication, hint, and alert. In the verse, there is an implication of indication and alert that whoever purifies his heart is more understanding of the Qur'an, and whoever defiles his heart with sins is further from understanding the Qur'an. Because if the tangible books in the hands of the angels are such that Allah did not allow anyone to touch them except these purified ones, then so it is with the meanings of the Qur'an: no one reaches their meanings, touches them, perceives them, and benefits from them except those whom Allah, Mighty and Majestic, purified from the filth of sins. This is a known matter. Every person whose heart is clearer and purer perceives of the meanings of the Qur'an what the one below him does not perceive. Reflect on this in yourself sometimes. A person has different states, and hearts have different states. When the heart is clear and pure—and even if the Shaykh looks left and right, and we hope he does not look around, the meaning is important—when the heart is purified and clear, the person reaches meanings in the Noble Qur'an that he does not perceive in a state of heedlessness and disconnection. Therefore, you, in your capacity as students of knowledge, if you attain such a clear and pure state and you see from the verses what you see, you should record it, because you will forget it at some point, and you will be in need of this thing.
First: His saying, Exalted is He:
By stars, or more, and the like. Good.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : It means that it is necessary to defer it twice, for example, a debt of ten thousand: five due after six months and five due after a second six months.
Good, what is the connection between the thing by which He swears?
Because it is the nearest mentioned thing, and because He said "the purified" and did not say "the purifiers," and because it is a statement and not a prohibition. He said: and the default for a statement is that it remains as it is. And those who said that it is... the musahafs in our hands, saying that it is a statement meaning prohibition, and this is contrary to the apparent meaning of the text. Therefore, the correct view is that the intended meaning is the hidden Book. As for whether the musahaf is touched by the pure or not, this is something to be looked into in other evidence. Good. The Shaykh of Islam derived from this verse a subtle meaning. What is it?
The student: That there is an indication that one benefits from the Qur'an, from its meanings, if one's heart is pure from sins, and that sins prevent understanding of the Qur'an.

The Shaykh : From understanding the Qur'an. Correct? Correct, yes, that is so. For the sins, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: And we mentioned previously that some scholars said that it is necessary for one who is asked for a ruling to precede the ruling with seeking forgiveness to remove the effect of sins from his heart, so that the truth becomes clear to him and that he derived it from His saying: .
Good, this is what we stopped at, I think.
The student: Yes.