الوَصْفَيْنِthe two descriptionsالسَّمْعِhearingوَالبَصَرِand sightعَلَىonالدَّوَامِperpetual،,وَand(كَانَ)(was)فِيinمِثْلِsuchهَذَاthisالسِّيَاقِcontextيُرَادُis meantبِهَاby itالتَّحْقِيقُverification..قَوْلُهُHis saying::وَسَمِيعًاand all-hearingبَصِيرًاall-seeing))::نَقُولُwe sayفِيهَاin itكَمَاasقُلْنَاwe have saidفِيinالْآيَةِthe verseالَّتِيthatقَبْلَهَاpreceding itفِيinإِثْبَاتِestablishingالسَّمْعِthe hearingلِلَّهِfor Godبِقَسْمَيْهِwith its two typesوَإِثْبَاتِand establishingالْبَصَرِthe sightبِقَسْمَيْهِwith its two types..قَرَأَRecitedأَبُوAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurairaهَذِهِthisالْآيَةَverseوَقَالَand he said::إِنَّIndeedالرَّسُولَthe Messengerﷺ(peace be upon him)وَضَعَplacedإِبْهَامَهُhis thumbوَسَبَّابَتَهُand his index fingerعَلَىonعَيْنَيْهِhis eyeوَأُذُنَهُand ear(۱)(1)وَالْمُرَادُand the intended meaningبِهَذَاby thisالوَضْعُpositionتَحْقِيقُverificationالسَّمْعِthe hearingوَالبَصَرِand sight،,لَاnotإِثْبَاتُthe establishmentالْعَيْنِthe eyeوَالأُذُنِand the ear؛;فَإِنَّfor ifثُبُوتَthe establishmentالْعَيْنِthe eyeجَاءَتْhas comeفِيinأَدِلَّةٍevidencesأُخْرَىother،,وَالأُذُنُand the earعِندَin the view ofأَهْلِthe peopleالسُّنَّةِof Sunnahوَالْجَمَاعَةِand the communityلَاnotتَثْبُتُis establishedلِلَّهِfor Godوَلَاnorتُنَفَّىis deniedعَنْهُfrom Himلِعَدَمِfor lackوُرُودِof evidenceالسَّمْعِthe hearingبِذَلِكَabout thatفَإِنَّand ifقُلْتَyou said::هَلIs itلِيto meأَنْthatأَفْعَلُI actكَمَاasفَعَلَdidالرَّسُولُthe Messengerﷺ(peace be upon him)؟?فَالْجَوَابُThe answer isمِنَfromالْعُلَمَاءِthe scholarsمِنْwhoقَالَsaid::نَعَمyes؛;افْعَلْdoكَمَاasفَعَلَdidالرَّسُولُthe Messenger؛;لَسْتُI am notأَهْدَىmore guidedلِلْخَلْقِfor the creationمِنْthanرَسُولٍthe Messengerاللَّهِof Godﷺ(peace be upon him)،,وَلَسْتُand I am notأَشَدُّmore cautiousتَحَرُّزًاguardednessمِنْthanأَنْtoيُضَافَbe attributedإِلَىtoاللَّهِGodمَاwhatلَاnotيَلِيقُis suitable
The two descriptions of hearing and sight are constant, and 'was' in such a context means verification.
وَمِنْهُمْAnd some of themمَنْwhoقَالَsaid::لَاNoحَاجَةٌneedإِلَىtoأَنْtoتَفْعَلَyou doمَاwhatدُمْنَاas long asنَعْلَمُwe knowأَنَّthatالْمَقْصُودَthe intentionهُوَis
And some of them said: There is no need to do, as long as we know that the intended meaning is verification.
فَہَذِهِSo thisالإِشَارَةُindicationإِذًاthereforeغَيْرُnotمَقْصُودَةٌintendedبِنَفْسِهَاby itself،,إِنَّمَاbutهِيَitمَقْصُودَةٌintendedلِغَيْرِهَاfor another purpose,,وَحِينَئِذٍAnd thenلَاnoحَاجَةًneedإِلَىtoأَنْtoتُشِيرَyou indicate،,لَاnotسِيمَاespeciallyإِذَاifكَانَتْthere wasيُخْشَىis fearedمِنْfromهَذِهِthisالإِشَارَةِindicationتَوَهُّمًاthat one imaginesلِلانْسَانِthe personالْتَّمْثِيلِlikeness; representation.؛;كَمَاjust asلَوْifكَانَتْthere wasأَمَامَكَin front of youعَامَّةًgeneral peopleمِنَofالْخَلْقِthe creationلَاnoيَفْهَمُونَunderstandالشَّيْءَthe thingعَلَىasمَاwhatيَنْبَغِيought to؛;فَهَذَاso thisيَنْبَغِيought toالتَّحَرُّزُbe cautiousمِنْهُfrom it،,وَلِكُلِّAnd for eachمَقَامٍstatusمَقَالٍthere is a saying
So this indication is not intended by itself; rather it is intended for another purpose, and then there is no need to indicate, especially if it is feared that this indication might lead a person to an incorrect imagination; just as if there was general people in front of you who do not understand things as they ought to be; this also should require cautious behavior, and for every status there is a saying.