يَقُولُsays::((قُلْSayلَاnotأَقُولُI sayلَكُمْto youعِندِيwith meخَزَائِنُtreasuresاللَّهِof AllahوَandلَاnotأَعْلَمُI knowالْغَيْبَthe unseenوَلَاand notأَقُولُI sayلَكُمْto youإِنِّيindeed Iمَلَكٌ[am] a kingإِنْifأَتَّبِعُI followإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatيُوحَىis revealedإِلَىto
He says: "Say, 'I do not say to you that I have the treasures of Allah, nor do I know the unseen, nor do I say to you that I am an angel; I only follow what is revealed to me.'"
﴿[قُلْSayإنِّيIndeed IلَاnotأَمْلِكُI possessلَكُمْto youضَرًّاharmوَلَاand notرَشَدًاguidance**قُلْSayإنِّيIndeed Iلَنwill neverيُجِيرَنِيprotects meمِنَfromاللَّهِAllahأَحَدٌanyoneوَلَنْand will notأَجِدَI findمِنfromدُونِهِbesides Himمُلْتَحَدًاa refugeإِلَّاexceptبَلَغًا{a message}
And he was commanded to say: 'Indeed, I do not possess for you any harm or guidance. Say, 'No one will protect me from Allah, and I will not find for myself a refuge except for that {which I can convey}.'
إِلَّاexcept::اسْتِثْنَاءٌexceptionمُنْقَطِعٌ؛disconnected;أَيْ؛that is:لَكِنَّbutأُبَلِّغُI conveyبَلَاغًاa messageمِنْfromاللَّهِAllahوَرَسَالَاتِهِ.and His messages.
Except: an exception is disconnected; that is: but I convey a message from Allah and His messages.
فَالْحَاصِلُIn conclusionأَنَّthatمُحَمَّدًاMuhammadصَلَوَاتُBlessingsاللَّهِof Allahوَسَلَامَهُand peaceعَلَيْهِupon him::عَبْدٌa servantلِلَّهِ،to Allah,وَمُقْتَضَىand the implicationهَذِهِof thisالْعُبُودِيَّةِservitudeأَنَّهُis thatلَاnotحَقٌّrightلَهُfor himفِيinشَيْءٍanythingمِنْofشُؤُونِaffairsالرُّبُوبِيَّةِlordship
In conclusion, Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, is a servant of Allah, and the implication of this servitude is that he has no right in anything of the affairs of lordship at all.
وَإِذَاAnd ifكَانَhe wasمُحَمَّدٌMuhammadرَسُولٌa Messengerاللَّهِof Allahصَلَوَاتُblessingsاللَّهِof Allahوَسَلَامَهُand peaceعَلَيْهِupon himبِهَذِهِwith thisالْمَثَابَةِ؛status;فَمَاthen whatبَالُكَabout youبِمَنْwith whomدُونَهُbeneath himمِنْofعِبَادِservantsاللَّهِ؟!Allah?!
And if Muhammad, blessings and peace be upon him, is in such a status; then what about those beneath him from the servants of Allah?!
فَإِنَّهُمْFor indeed theyلَاdo notيَمْلِكُونَpossessلِأَنفُسِهِمfor themselvesنَفْعًاbenefitوَلَاand notضَرًّا،harm,وَلَاand notلِغَيْرِهِمfor othersأَبَدًا،ever,وَبِهَذَاand with thisيَتَبَيَّنُit becomes clearسَفَهٌfoolishnessأُولَـٰئِكَthoseالْقَوْمُpeopleالَّذِينَwhoيَدْعُونَthey callمِمَّنْfrom whomيَدْعُونَهُمْthose they invokeأَوْلِيَاءَalliesمِنْfromدُونِbeneathاللَّهِAllah
For indeed they do not possess for themselves any benefit or harm, nor for others ever, and with this it becomes clear the foolishness of those people who invoke those they invoke as allies instead of Allah.
وَقَوْلُهُ:And His saying:«وَرَسُولُهُ:"And His Messenger:"هَذَاthisأَيْضًاalsoوَصْفٌa descriptionلَاnotيَكُونُisلِأَحَدٍfor anyoneبَعْدَafterرَسُولِa Messengerاللَّهِof Allahﷺ؛whoلِأَنَّهُbecauseخَاتَمُthe sealالنَّبِيِّينَ؛of the Prophets;فَهُوَhe isرَسُولٌa Messengerاللَّهِof Allahالَّذِيwhoبَلَّغَconveyedلَمْnotيُبَلَّغْهُwas conveyedأَحَدٌanyoneمِنَofالْبَشَرِ،humanity,بَلْbutوَلَاnorمِنَfromالْمَلَائِكَةِthe angelsفِي مَاin whatنَعْلَمُ،we know,اللَّهُمَّO Allah,إِلَّاexceptحَمَلَةُthe bearersالْعَرْشِ،of the Throne,وَصَلَتْreachedإِلَىtoمَاwhatفَوْقَaboveالسَّمَاءِthe heavensالسَّابِعَةِ،the seventh,وَصَلَتْreachedإِلَىtoمَوْضِعٍa placeسَمِعَhearsفِيهِin whichصَرِيفٌthe writingالْأَقْلامِpens(١)(1)الْقَضَاءِthe decreeالَّذِيthatيَقْضِيis decreedبِهِwith itاللَّهُ عزَّ وَجَلَّAllah, the Exaltedفِيinخَلْقِهِ،His creation,مَاwhatوَصَلَتْhas reachedأَحَدٌanyoneفِي مَاin whatنَعْلَمُwe knowوَكَلَّمَهُand he spokeاللَّهُ عزَّ وَجَلَّAllah, the Exaltedبِدُونِwithoutوَاسِطَةٍa mediatorوَأَرْسَلَهُand sent himإِلَىtoالْخَلْقِthe creationكُلِّهَا،all of them,وَأَيَّدَهُand supported himبِالْآيَاتِwith the signs
And His saying: "And His Messenger: this also is a description that cannot be for anyone after the Messenger of Allah; because he is the seal of the Prophets.
لَمَّاwhenرَوَاهُreportedالْبُخَارِيُّby Al-Bukhari(٣٤٩)(349)أَنَّthatابْنَIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasوَأَبَاand AbuحَبَّةٍHabbaالْأَنْصَارِيُّAl-Ansariكَانَاwereيَقُولَانِ:saying:قَالَsaidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetثُمَّthenعُرِجَascendedبِيwith meحَتَّىuntilظَهَرَتْI reachedلَمَسْتُI hearإِلَىtoمُسْتَوًىa levelأَسْمَعَI hearفِيهِin itصَرِيفِthe writingالْأَقْلَامِthe pens
As reported by Al-Bukhari (349) that Ibn Abbas and Abu Habba Al-Ansari were saying: the Prophet said, "Then I ascended with him until I reached a level where I could hear the writing of the pens."