Is the predicate omitted in the saying of the Exalted: “Had it not been that Allah bestowed His favor upon us, He would have swallowed us up…”?
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The student: The saying of the Exalted: [Al-Qasas 28:82]?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The student: Is there a predicate here?
The Shaykh : It is omitted; the predicate is omitted: “Had it not been for the favor of Allah upon us”.
The student: Shaykh!
The Shaykh : It becomes: “Had it not been for the favor of Allah upon us, He would have swallowed us up”.
The student: Had it not been.
If not that Allah had conferred favor on us
لولا أن من الله عليناThe Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The student: Is there a predicate here?
The Shaykh : It is omitted; the predicate is omitted: “Had it not been for the favor of Allah upon us”.
The student: Shaykh!
The Shaykh : It becomes: “Had it not been for the favor of Allah upon us, He would have swallowed us up”.
The student: Had it not been.