Explanation of the author's statement and his saying: (Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of those who said, "Allah is poor and we are rich") (Or do they think that We do not hear their secret and their private conversation? Yes, and Our messengers are with them recording)
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The Shaykh : Then he said: [Az-Zukhruf 43:80] the secret
The student: Allah has heard
The Shaykh :[Ali 'Imran 3:181] Indeed, this is a sentence confirmed by the letter lam, by qad, and by the implied oath, so it is confirmed by three confirmers. [Ali 'Imran 3:181] They are the Jews, may Allah kill them, for they described Allah with a defect. They said: [Ali 'Imran 3:181] They said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:64] They said: "Ezra is the son of Allah." They said: "Allah rested on the day of the Sabbath because He was tired from creating the heavens and the earth." So they, may Allah protect us from them, are the most persistent enemies of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). They described Him with every defect, and Allah has mentioned in the Qur'an what they described Him with.
Now, and his saying:[Az-Zukhruf 43:80] So in it is a shift (idrab) and in it, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a question, meaning bal, do they think?[Az-Zukhruf 43:80] And the secret is what a person keeps secret from his companion, and the private conversation is what he confides to his companion and addresses him with, so it is higher than the secret. And the call is what he raises his voice with to his companion. So here there are three things: a secret, a confidant, and what else?
The student: And a call.
The Shaykh : And a call. For example, if a person is next to you and you confide in him, meaning you speak to him in words that no one else hears, we call this a secret. And for this reason, the man who said to the owner of the camel that the confiding should be a conversation between the people where they all hear it, whereas the calling is from a distance. [Maryam 19:52] These people keep secret what they say of sins and confide in one another about them, so Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [Az-Zukhruf 43:80] This bal is a particle of affirmation, meaning: Yes, We hear. And in addition to that: meaning with them, and the intended meaning of the messengers here is the angels, due to His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Fatir 35:1] So in this verse is the affirmation that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) hears their secrets and their private conversations. What is the purpose of that? What is the purpose?
The student: Threatening.
The Shaykh : The purpose of that is threatening, meaning that Allah (the Exalted) knows their secrets and their private conversations, so He threatens them that He will hold them accountable for this.
And He said: No, [Taha 20:46] The address is to Musa and Harun (peace be upon them both). Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says to them: [Taha 20:46] Meaning, I hear what you say and I hear what is said to you. I see what you do and I see what is done to you. Because either they are wronged by speech or by action. If it is by speech, it is heard by Allah, and if it is by action, it is seen by Allah. Now, what is intended by this hearing?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : It is intended to mean victory and support. And likewise, this seeing is intended to mean victory and support, meaning that the purpose and the intent is to clarify that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) protects them, guards them, and supports them.
Or do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations
أم يحسبون أنا لا نسمع سرهم ونجواهماThe student: Allah has heard
The Shaykh :
Allah has certainly heard the statement of those [Jews] who said, "Indeed, Allah is poor, while we are rich."
لقد سمع الله قول الذين قالوا إن الله فقير ونحن أغنياءthose [Jews] who said, "Indeed, Allah is poor, while we are rich."
والذين قالوا إن الله فقير ونحن أغنياءIndeed, Allah is poor, while we are rich.
إن الله فقير ونحن أغنياءThe hand of Allah is chained
يد الله مغلولةNow, and his saying:
Or do they think that We hear not
أم يحسبون أنا لا نسمعThe student: ...
The Shaykh : It is a question, meaning bal, do they think?
that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations
أنا لا نسمع سرهم ونجواهمThe student: And a call.
The Shaykh : And a call. For example, if a person is next to you and you confide in him, meaning you speak to him in words that no one else hears, we call this a secret. And for this reason, the man who said to the owner of the camel
When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it, and it was a camel carrying wine, when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned it and said that it had become forbidden, a man said to him, "Sell it to me." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "With what you confided in me?"
لما ردها النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهي راوية خمر، لما ردها النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام وقال إنها حرمت قال له رجل بعه فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: بما ساررتهAnd We called him from the side of the mount at [his] right and brought him near, confiding [to him].
ونادينه من جانب الطور الأيمن وقربناه نجياOr do they think that We hear not their secrets and their private conversations? Yes
أم يحسبون أنا لا نسمع سرهم ونجواهم بلىand Our messengers are with them
ورسلنا لديهمrecording
يكتبون[who] made the angels messengers
جاعل الملائكة رسلاThe student: Threatening.
The Shaykh : The purpose of that is threatening, meaning that Allah (the Exalted) knows their secrets and their private conversations, so He threatens them that He will hold them accountable for this.
And He said:
And say, "Work
وقل اعملواIndeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إنني معكما أسمع وأرىIndeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.
إنني معكما أسمع وأرىThe student: ...
The Shaykh : It is intended to mean victory and support. And likewise, this seeing is intended to mean victory and support, meaning that the purpose and the intent is to clarify that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) protects them, guards them, and supports them.