Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (He knows what enters the earth and what comes out of it, and what descends from the sky and what ascends in it)
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The Shaykh : Then he said, following the verse: [Saba 34:2] "What" is a relative pronoun that indicates generality. Everything that enters the earth, such as rain and seeds, descends into the earth and it swallows them. The seed is sown in the earth, what is it? The leaf does not enter, it does not enter. The dead, worms, and ants enter the earth. Well, in any case, think and you will find that the minerals are not things that enter the earth, because "what enters" implies that it was on the surface and then entered. Okay, let's look at [Saba 34:2], which includes much water and crops and the like. Okay. [Saba 34:2] includes rain, revelation, the angels, and the command of Allah the Exalted, who manages affairs from the sky to the earth, and it is much. Okay. [Saba 34:2] includes righteous deeds, the angels, souls, and supplication. Yes.
Okay, and here he said:[Saba 34:2] And in the question [Al-Ma'arij 70:4] We know that "ascend" is a verb that takes the preposition "to" (ila); one says "ascended to" and not "ascended in." Yes. So how does the preposition "in" (fi) fit with a verb whose preposition is "to"? That is, it is transitive with "to," but here it is transitive with "in." Do you know if this is clear or not? Okay. Does "ascend" mean "climb" or not? "Ascend" means "climb." Do you say "I climbed to the roof" or "in the roof"? To the roof. [Al-Ma'arij 70:4] Is that right or not? We benefit from this that "ascend" is transitive with "to." Done. Now, the noble verse here says: [Saba 34:2] and it did not say "and what ascends to it." So how does "ascend" fit with "in"? Because it is known that what fits with "ascend" is "to" in such a construction. The grammarians of Basra and Kufa differed. The grammarians of Basra said: The verb implies a meaning that fits with the preposition. And the scholars of Kufa said: Rather, the preposition implies a meaning that fits with the verb. Did you understand or not? Okay. According to the first opinion, we say: "Ascend" implies a meaning that fits with "in." What fits with "in" is entering. "Entered in." So "ascend" implies the meaning of "enter." "Enters in it." The meaning becomes "and what ascends, it enters in it." So "ascend" implies the meaning of "enter." Accordingly, the verse here indicates two things: ascending and entering. Did you understand? Okay.
As for the grammarians of Kufa, they say: Make the preposition mean what fits with the verb. So according to their opinion, we say: "In" means "to." Is that right? And this would be from the category of interchangeability between prepositions. But according to this opinion, you do not find a new meaning in the verse, do you? According to this opinion, I say: According to this opinion, you do not find a new meaning in the verse. It contains only a difference in wording, from the word "to" to the word "in." For this reason, the first opinion is more correct, which is that the verb implies a meaning that is compatible with the preposition. Is that not so? Okay.
It has a parallel in the Arabic language. Yes. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Insan 76:6] And the eye. Does one drink with it or from it? From it? Or with it? And what is it that one drinks with? The vessel, the cup. Yes. Okay. But here He said: and He did not say "from it." According to the opinion of the people of Kufa, we say: "With" means "from," i.e., "from it," and the matter ends there. And according to the opinion of the people of Basra, the Basrans, the verb implies a meaning that fits with the preposition "with." What fits with it? "To be quenched." "To be quenched with it." And it is known that there is no quenching except after drinking. So this verb implies the meaning of its goal, which is what? Quenching. It implies the meaning of its goal, which is quenching. And likewise we say in [Saba 34:2] there is no entering the sky except after ascending to it. So the verb implies the meaning of the goal, the goal to which the ascending ends. The important thing is that Allah the Exalted mentioned the generality of His knowledge in everything with a type of detail. Look at the generality in His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:29] It is general, there is no detail in it. But [Saba 34:2] there is a type of detail, is there not? Okay.
What ascends in the sky, I think we mentioned it. Okay.
Then He detailed another detail.
He knows what penetrates into the earth
يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِand what emerges from it
وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَاwhat descends from the heaven
وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِand what ascends therein
وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَاOkay, and here he said:
and what ascends therein
وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَاThe angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِThe angels and the Spirit will ascend to Him
تَعْرُجُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَالرُّوحُ إِلَيْهِand what ascends therein
وما يعرج فيهاascends in it
يَعْرُجُ فِيهَاAs for the grammarians of Kufa, they say: Make the preposition mean what fits with the verb. So according to their opinion, we say: "In" means "to." Is that right? And this would be from the category of interchangeability between prepositions. But according to this opinion, you do not find a new meaning in the verse, do you? According to this opinion, I say: According to this opinion, you do not find a new meaning in the verse. It contains only a difference in wording, from the word "to" to the word "in." For this reason, the first opinion is more correct, which is that the verb implies a meaning that is compatible with the preposition. Is that not so? Okay.
It has a parallel in the Arabic language. Yes. Allah the Exalted said:
A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allah will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance].
عَيْناً يَشْرَبُ بِهَا عِبَادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرُونَهَا تَفْجِيراًdrink with it
يَشْرَبُ بِهَاdrink with it
يَشْرَبُ بِهَاdrink
يَشْرَبُand what ascends therein
وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَاand He is Knowing of all things.
وهو بكل شيء عليمHe knows what penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what descends from the heaven and what ascends therein
يعلم ما يلج في الأرض وما يخرج منها وما ينزل من السماء وما يعرج فيهاWhat ascends in the sky, I think we mentioned it. Okay.
Then He detailed another detail.
