وَوَاجِبَاتِهِ،and his duties,وَكُلَّمَاand wheneverكَانَwasالْإِنْسَانُthe humanبِالْإِسْلَامِwith Islamوَشَرَائِعِهِand its lawsأَشْرَحُmore openصَدْرًا؛of heart;كَانَwasأَدَلَّmore indicativeعَلَىofإِرَادَةِwillاللَّهِof Allahبِهِfor himالْهِدَايَةَ.guidance.
And his duties; and whenever a person is more open with Islam and its laws, he is more indicative of Allah's will for his guidance.
وَقَوْلُهُ:And His saying:﴾﴾وَمَنAnd whoeverيُرِدْwantsأَنْtoيُضِلَّهُmislead him,يَجْعَلْHe makesصَدْرَهُhis chestضَيِّقًاtight,حَرَجًاconstrictedكَأَنَّمَاas ifيَصْعَدُhe is climbingفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe heavens﴿[الْأَنْعَامِ: ۱۲٥]:[Al-An’am: 125]:مَنْWhoeverيُرِدُwantsأَنْtoيُضِلَّهُ؛mislead him;يَجْعَلُmakesصَدْرَهُhis chestضَيِّقًاtight;حَرَجًا؛constricted;أَيthat isشَدِيدًاsevereالضِّيقِnarrowness,ثُمَّthenمَثَّلَhe exemplifiedذَلِكَthatبِقَوْلِهِ:by saying:كَأَنَّمَاas ifيَضْعَدُhe rises;فِيinالسَّمَاءِ؛the heavens;يَعْنِي:meaning:كَأَنَّهُas ifحِينُمَاwhen
And His saying: "And whoever wants to mislead him, He makes his chest tight, as if he is climbing in the heavens" [Al-An’am: 125]: Whoever wants to mislead; He makes his chest tight; that is, severely narrow, then exemplified by saying: "as if he is rising in the heavens;" meaning: as if when Islam is presented to him, he struggles to ascend to the heavens.
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reason,جَاءَتْit cameالْآيَةُthe verseيَصْعَدُhe ascends؟?بِالتَّشْدِيدِ،with emphasis,وَلَمْand it did notيَقُلْ:say:يَصْعَدُ؛he ascends;كَأَنَّهُas ifيَتَكَلَّفُhe is burdenedالصُّعُودَthe ascentبِمَشَقَّةٍwith difficulty,شَدِيدَةٍ،severe,وَهَذَاand thisالَّذِيwhichيَتَكَلَّفُhe is burdenedالصُّعُودَthe ascentلَاnoشَكٍّdoubtأَنَّهُthat heيَتْعَبُgets tiredوَيَسْأَمُ.and bored.
And for this reason, the verse came "he ascends with emphasis," and it did not say: "he ascends;" as if he is burdened with the ascent with severe difficulty, and this is certainly something that tires him and makes him bored.
وَلِنَفْتَرِضْAnd let’s assumeأَنْthatهَذَاthisرَجُلٌmanطُلِبَwas askedمِنْهُof himأَنْtoيَصْعَدَto ascendجَبَلًاa mountainرَفِيعًاtallصَعْبًا؛difficult;فَإِذَاSo ifقَامَhe risesيَصْعَدُto ascendهَذَاthisالْجَبَلَ؛mountain;سَوْفَhe willيَتَكَلَّفُ،be burdened,وَسَوْفَand he willيَضِيقُnarrow himselfنَفْسَهُhis selfوَيَرْتَفِعُand will rise;وَيُنْتَحَبُ؛and will be harassed;لَأَنَّهُbecause heيَجِدُfindsمِنْofهَذَاthisضِيقًا.tightness.
And let’s assume that this man was asked to ascend a tall, difficult mountain; so if he rises to climb this mountain; he will be burdened, and he will narrow himself and will rise; and will be harassed; because he finds tightness from this.
وَعَلَىAnd regardingمَاwhatوَصَلَthe later ones reached;إِلَيْهِto it;المُتَأَخِّرُونَthe later scholars,الْآنَ؛now;يَقُولُونَ:they say:إِنَّindeedالَّذِيwhoيَصْعَدُascendsفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe sky;كُلَّمَاwheneverارْتَفَعَhe rises,وَازْدَادَand increases,ارْتِفَاعُهُ؛his height;كَثُرَthe more it increases,عَلَيْهِupon him,الضَّغْطُ،the pressure,وَصَارَand it becomesأَشَدَّmore severe,حَرَجًاconstricted,وَضِيْقًا،and narrow,وَسَوَاءٌand whetherكَانَit wasالمَعْنَىthe meaningالأَوَّلَthe firstأَوْorالمَعْنَىthe meaningالثَّانِي؛the second;فَإِنَّfor indeedهَذَاthisالرَّجُلَmanالَّذِيwhoيُعْرَضُis presentedعَلَيْهِto him;الإِسْلَامَ،Islam,وَقَدْand he hasأَرَادَwantedاللَّهُAllahأَنْtoيُضِلَّهُmislead him,يَجِدُfindsالْحَرَجَthe constrictionوَ الضِّيقَand tightnessكَأَنَّمَاas ifيَصْعَدُhe is ascendingفِيinالسَّمَاءِ.the heavens.
And regarding what the later scholars reached now; they say: "Indeed, the one who ascends in the sky, whenever he rises and increases in height; the pressure upon him increases, and it becomes more severe and narrow, and whether it was the first meaning or the second meaning; for indeed, this man who is presented with Islam, and Allah has wanted to mislead him, finds the constriction and tightness as if he is ascending in the heavens.
وَنَأْخُذُAnd we takeمِنْfromهَذِهِthisالْآيَةَverseالْكَرِيمَةِthe noble,إِثْبَاتَthe proofإِرَادَةَthe willاللَّهِ.of Allah.
And we take from this noble verse the proof of the will of Allah.
وَالْإِرَادَةُAnd the willالْمَذْكُورَةُmentionedهُنَاhere;إِرَادَةٌis the willكَوْنِيَّةٌcosmic;لَاnoغَيْرَ؛other than;لِأَنَّهُbecause itقَالَ:said:﴾﴾فَمَنْSo whoeverيُرِدِwantsاللَّهُAllahأَنْtoيَهْدِيَهُ،guide him,وَمَنand whoeverيُرِدْwantsأَنْtoيُضِلَّهُ»،mislead him,"وَهَذَاand thisالتَّقْسِيمُdivisionلَاnotيَكُونُisإِلَّاexceptفِيinالْأُمُورِmattersالْكَوْنِيَّاتِ.cosmic affairs.
And the will mentioned here; is a cosmic will only; because it says: "So whoever wants Allah to guide him, and whoever wants to mislead him," and this division cannot be except in cosmic matters.