الثَّانِيThe secondأَنthatالْمُرَادthe intendedبِقَوْلِهِby his sayingلَاnoقُوَّةٌpowerكَامِلَةٌcompleteإِلَّاexceptبِاللَّهِby AllahعَزَّThe Mightyوَجَلَّand Exalted
The second is that the intended meaning by his saying is that there is no complete power except by Allah, The Mighty and Exalted.
وَعَلَىAnd onكُلِّeveryحَالٍsituation؛فَهَذَاThisالرَّجُلُmanالصَّالِحُrighteousأَرْشَدَguidedصَاحِبَهُhis companionأَنْtoيَتَبَرَّأَdisassociateمِنْfromحَوَّلَهُhis strengthوَقُوَّتِهِand powerوَيَقُولُand sayهَذَاthisبِمَشِيئَةِby the willاللَّهِAllahوَبِقُوَّةِand by the powerاللَّهِof Allah
And in every case, this righteous man guided his companion to disassociate from his strength and power and to say: This is by the will of Allah and by the power of Allah.
فِيInهَذِهِthisالْآيَةِverseإِثْبَاتٌis the affirmationاسْمٌnameمِنْofأَسْمَاءِnamesاللَّهِAllah،وَهُوَand it isاللَّهُAllah
In this verse, it is the affirmation of a name from the names of Allah, and it is Allah.
وَإِثْبَاتٌand affirmationثَلاَثَthreeصِفَاتٍattributesالأَلُوهِيَّةِof divinity،وَالْقُوَّةِand power،وَالْمَشِيئَةِand will
and the affirmation of three attributes: divinity, power, and will.
وَمَشِيئَةُAnd the willاللَّهِof Allah:هِيَisإِرَادَتَهُhis willالْكُونِيَّةِuniversalوَهِيَand it isنَافِذَةٌeffectiveفِي مَاin whatيُحِبُّهُHe lovesوَمَاand whatلَاnotيُحِبُّهُHe loves،وَنَافِذَةٌand effectiveعَلَىonجَمِيعِallالْعِبَادِthe servantsبِدُونِwithoutتَفْصِيلٍdetailوَلَاand there is noبَدٌwayمِنْofوُجُودٍexistenceمَاwhatشَاءَهُHe willsبِكُلِّin everyحَالٍcase؛فَكُلُّfor allمَاwhatشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahوَقَعَhappensوَلَاand there is noبَدٌway،سَوَاءٌwhetherكَانَit wasفِي مَاin whatيُحِبُّهُHe lovesوَيَرْضَاهُand is pleased with or notأَمorلَاnot
And the will of Allah is His universal will, which is effective in what He loves and what He does not love, and it is effective on all the servants without detail, and there has to be existence of what He wills in every case; for everything that Allah wills happens inevitably, whether it is in what He loves and is pleased with or not.
الْآيَةُThe second verseالثَّانِيَةُThe second:قَوْلُهُHis sayingوَلَوْAnd ifشَاءَwilledاللَّهُAllahمَاnotأَقْتَتَلُواhave foughtوَلَكِنَّButاللَّهَAllahيَفْعَلُdoesمَاwhatيُرِيدُHe wills[الْبَقَرَةِ[Al-Baqara:٢٥٣]253]
The second verse is His saying: "And if Allah had willed, they would not have fought; but Allah does what He wills." [Al-Baqara: 253]
وَAndإِنْifحَرْفُthe wordامْتِنَاعٍof prohibitionلَامْتِنَاعٍis of prevention،وَإِذَاAnd ifكَانَwasجَوَابُهَاits answerمُنَفًىis negatedبِـwith(مَا)(ma);؛فَإِنَّthenالأَفْصَحُthe most eloquentحَذْفٌdeleteاللامَthe letter،وَإِذَاand ifكَانَwasمُثْبَتًاaffirmative؛فَالأَكْثَرُthen the most commonثُبُوتٌis to affirmاللامَthe letter؛;كَمَاAsقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High:لَوْIfنَشَاءُwe willلَجَعَلْنَاهُwe would have made itحُطَمًاcrushed[الْوَاقِعَةِ:[Al-Waqi'a:٦٥]65]
And if it is negated, then the most eloquent is to delete the ‘L’, but if it is affirmative, then the more common is to affirm the ‘L’; as He, the Most High said: "If We had willed, We would have made it crushed." [Al-Waqi'a: 65]
فَنَقُولُTherefore, we say:الأَكْثَرُthe most common،وَلَاand notنَقُولُwe say:الأَفْصَحُthe most eloquent؛لِأَنَّهُBecause itوَرَدَتwas mentionedإِثْبَاتُestablishingاللامَthe letterوَحَذْفُهَاand deleting itفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranالْكَرِيمِthe Noble
Therefore, we say: the most common is, and we do not say: the most eloquent; Because it has been mentioned the establishment of the letter and deleting it in the Noble Quran.
لَوْIfنَشَاءُwe willجَعَلْتَهُWe make itأَجَاجًا)bitter.[الْوَاقِعَةِ:[Al-Waqi'a:٧٠]70]
If We will, We could make it bitter. [Al-Waqi'a: 70]