وَنَحْنُand weأَسْعَدُare happierبِالدَّلِيلِwith the evidenceمِنْكَthan youأَيُّهَاOالْمُثْبِتُthe one who confirmsلِلْحَقِّfor the truth!!!!
And we are happier with the evidence than you, O one who confirms the truth!!
نَحْنُWeنَقُولُsay::
We say:
سُبْحَانَGlory be toمَنْwhoتَنَزَّهَis free fromعَنْfromالأَعْرَاضِthe attributesوَالأَبْعَاضِand partsوَالأَغْرَاضِand purposes!!!!
Glory be to Him who is free from attributes, parts, and purposes!!
لَاYou do notتَجِدُfindمِثْلَlikeهَذِهِthisالسَّجْعَةَexpressionلَاnotفِيinالْكِتَابِthe bookوَلَاnorفِيinالسُّنَّةِthe sunna..
You do not find like this expression either in the book or in the sunna.
وَجَوَابُنَاAnd our answerعَلَىtoهَذَاthisمِنْfromعِدَّةٍseveralوُجُوهٍaspects::
And our answer to this is from several aspects:
أَوَّلًاFirstly::أَنْthatتَفْسِيرَthe interpretationالْيَدِof the handبِالْقُوَّةِwith powerأَوْorالنِّعْمَةِthe blessingمُخَالَفٌis contraryلِظَاهِرِto the apparentالْلَّفْظِthe word،,
Firstly: that the interpretation of the hand with power or blessing is contrary to the apparent meaning of the word,
وَمَاand that whichكَانَwasمُخَالِفًاcontraryلِظَاهِرِto the apparentالْلَّفْظِthe word;;
and that which is contrary to the apparent meaning of the word;
فَهُوَit isمَرْدُودٌrejected؛;
it is rejected;
إِلَّاexceptبِدَلِيلٍwith evidence.
except with evidence.
ثَانِيًاSecondly::أَنَّهُthat itمُخَالَفٌis contraryلِإِجْمَاعِto the consensusالسَّلَفِof the predecessors؛;
Secondly: that it is contrary to the consensus of the predecessors;
حَيْثُsinceإِنَّهُمْthey areكُلَّهُمْallمُجْمِعُونَunanimousعَلَىonأَنْthatالْمُرَادَthe intended meaningبِالْيَدِby the handالْيَدِthe handالْحَائِقَةِthe real.
since they are all unanimous that the intended meaning of the hand is the real hand.
فَإِنْIfقَالَis saidلَكَto youقَائِلٌa speaker::أَيْنَWhereإِجْمَاعُthe consensusالسَّلَفِ؟of the predecessors?
If it is said to you: Where is the consensus of the predecessors?
هَاتِBringلِيto meكَلِمَةًa wordوَاحِدَةًoneعَنْfromأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakrأوorعُمَرَOmarأوorعُثْمَانَUthmanأوorعَلِيٍّAli؛;
Bring me one word from Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, or Ali;
يَقُولُونَthey say::إِنَّthatالْمُرَادَthe intended meaningبِيَدِ اللَّهِby the hand of Allahالْيَدُthe handالْحَائِقَةِthe real.
they say: that the intended meaning of the hand of Allah is the real hand.
أَقُولُI sayلَهُto him::أَنتَyouلِيbring meبِكَلِمَةٍwith a wordوَاحِدَةًoneعَنْfromأَبِيAbuبَكْرٍBakrوَعُمَرَand Omarوَعُثْمَانَand Uthmanوَعَلِيٍّand Aliوَغَيْرِهِمْand othersمِنَfromالصَّحَابَةِthe companionsوَالْأَئِمَّةِand the imamsمِنْfromبَعْدِهِمafter themيَقُولُونَthey sayإِنَّthatالْمُرَادَthe intended meaningبِالْيَدِby the handالْقُوَّةِthe powerأوorالنِّعْمَةِthe blessing.
I say to him: You bring me one word from Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman, and Ali or others from the companions and the imams after them who say that the intended meaning of the hand is the power or the blessing.
فَلَاSo noيَسْتَطِيعُcanأَنْtoيَأْتِيَcomeبِذَٰلِكَwith that.
So no one can come with that.
إِذًاSo then,؛;
So then,
فَلَوْIfكَانَthere wasعِندَهُمْwith themمَعْنًىa meaningيُخَالِفُthat contradictsلِظَاهِرِthe apparentالْلَّفْظِthe word؛;
If there was a meaning with them that contradicts the apparent meaning of the word;
لَكَانُواthey would have saidيَقُولُونَthey sayبِهِabout it,وَلَنَقُلْand let’s sayعَنْهُمْabout them,؛;
they would have said about it, and let’s say about them;
فَلَمَّاSo whenلَمthey did notيَقُولُواsayبِهِabout it,؛;
So when they did not say about it;
عُلِمَit is knownأَنَّهُمْthat theyأَخَذُواtookبِظَاهِرِwith the apparentالْلَّفْظِthe wordوَأَجْمَعُواand they agreedعَلَيْهِon it.
it is known that they took the apparent meaning of the word and they agreed on it.
وَهَذِهِAnd thisفَائِدَةٌis a benefitعَظِيمَةٌgreat،,وَهِيَAnd it isأَنَّهُthatإِذَاIfلَمnotيُنْقَلْtransmittedعَنْfromالصَّحَابَةِthe companionsمَاwhatيُخَالِفُcontradictsظَاهِرَthe apparentالْكِتَابِthe bookوَالْوَحْدَةِand the unity؛;
And this is a great benefit, and it is that if what contradicts the apparent meaning of the book and the sunna has not been transmitted from the companions;
فَإِنَّهُمْthen theyلَاdo notيَقُولُونَsayبِسِوَاهanything else;لِأَنَّهُمْbecause theyالَّذِينَthose who٣٠٦306
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