The Shaykh : This style is called al-Ihtirās (caution) by rhetoricians. It is when a person speaks in a way that suggests a meaning he does not intend, and then he adds a sentence that clarifies that he intends this meaning. An example of this in the Qur'an is the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
Not equal among you are those who spent before the conquest [of Makkah] and fought [and those who did so after it]. Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought. But to all Allah has promised the best [reward]
لا يستوي منكم من أنفق من قبل الفتح وقاتل أولئك أعظم درجة من الذين أنفقوا من بعد وقاتلوا وكلا وعد الله الحسنى
Because His saying
Those are greater in degree than they who spent afterwards and fought
أولئك أعظم درجة من الذين أنفقوا من بعد وقاتلوا
suggests that the others have no share in this, He said:
And to both Allah has promised the best [reward]
وكلا وعد الله الحسنى
And from that is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
(78) And [mention] David and Solomon, when they judged concerning the field - when the sheep of a people overran it [at night], and We were witness to their judgement. (79) And We gave understanding of the case to Solomon
وداود وسليمان إذ يحكمان في الحرث إذ نفشت فيه غنم القوم وكنا لحكمهم شاهدين ففهمناها سليمان
Because this suggests that Dawud had a deficiency, He said:
and to each [of them] We gave judgement and knowledge
وكلا آتينا حكما وعلما
And from that is the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Not equal are those believers remaining [at home] - other than the disabled - and the mujahideen, [who strive and fight] in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives. Allah has preferred the mujahideen through their wealth and their lives over those who remain [behind], by degrees. And to both Allah has promised the best [reward]
لا يستوي القاعدون من المؤمنين غيرُ أولي الضرر والمجاهدون في سبيل الله بأموالهم وأنفسهم فضّل الله المجاهدين بأموالهم وأنفسهم على القاعدين درجة وكلا وعد الله الحسنى
Here, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
And in every good
وفي كل خير
Not the strong believer and not the weak believer, but the strong one is better and more beloved to Allah.
