والوَحْيُAnd the revelationفِيinاللُّغَةِthe language::هُوَisالإعْلامُthe informingالسَّريعُrapidالخَفِيُّ،the hidden,وَيُقالُand it is saidفِيinفِعْلِهِ:its action:وَحَى،Wahi,وأوحَى .and Awha.
And the revelation, in the language, is the rapid hidden informing, and it is said in its action: Wahi, and Awha.
قَالَHe saidرُؤْيَةً .a vision.
He said a vision.
وَحَىAnd he revealedلَهَاto herالْقَرَارَthe decisionفَاسْتَقَرَّتْ .so it settled.
And he revealed to her the decision, so it settled.
وَهُوَAnd it isأَقْسَامٌ،sections,كَمَاasسَنَذْكُرُهُ .we will mention it.
And it is sections, as we will mention it.
الْمَرْتَبَةُThe rankالثَّالِثَةُ:the third:إِرْسَالُthe sendingالرَّسُولِof the Messengerالمَلَكِيِّthe angelicإِلَىtoالرَّسُولِthe Messengerالْبَشَرِيِّ. the human.
The third rank: the sending of the angelic Messenger to the human Messenger.
فَيُوْحِيSo he conveysإِلَيْهِto himعَنْaboutاللَّـهِGodمَاwhatأَمَرَهُHe commanded himأَنْtoيُوَصِّلَهُdeliver itإِلَيْهِ. to him.
So he conveys to him from God what He commanded him to deliver to him.
فَهَذِهِSo theseالْمَرَاتِبُranksالثَّلاثُthreeخَاصَّةٌare specialبِالْأَنْبِيَاءِ،to the prophets,لَاnotتَكُونُbeلِغَيْرِهِمْ .for others.
So these three ranks are special to the prophets, not for others.
ثُمَّThenهَذَاthisالرَّسُولُMessengerالمَلَكِيُّangelicقَدْmayيَتَمَثَّلُappearلِلرَّسُولِto the Messengerالْبَشَرِيِّthe humanرَجُلًا،as a man,يَرَاهُhe sees himعَيَانًاclearlyوَيُخَاطِبُهُ. and speaks to him.
Then this angelic Messenger may appear to the human Messenger as a man, whom he sees clearly and speaks to.
وَقَدْAnd he mayيَرَاهُsee himعَلَىinصُورَتِهِhis formالَّتِيwhichخُلِقَhe was createdعَلَيْهَا .upon it.
And he may see him in his form, which he was created upon.
وَقَدْAnd he mayيَدْخُلَenterفِيهِin himالْمَلَكُ،the angel,وَيُوحِيand revealsإِلَيْهِto himمَاwhatيُوحِيَهُ،he reveals,ثُمَّthenيَفْصِمُhe separatesعَنْهُ،from him,أَيْmeaningيَقْلَعُhe removesوَالثَّلاثَةُand all threeحَصَلَتْoccurredلِنَبِيِّنَاto our Prophetصَلَّى اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ .may peace be upon him.
And he may enter the angel in him, and reveals to him what he reveals, then he separates from him, meaning he removes, and all three occurred to our Prophet, may peace be upon him.
الْخَاصُّ ،The specific,كَمَاasالْمَرْتَبَةُthe rankالرَّابِعَةُthe fourth::مَرْتَبَةُthe rankالتَّحْدِيثِof communicationوَهَذِهِand thisدُونُis belowمَرْتَبَةِthe rankالْوَحْيِof revelationوَتَكُونُand isدُونَless thanمَرْتَبَةٍ،the rank,الصِّدِّيقِينَof the truthfulكَمَاasكَانَتْit wasلِعُمَرَfor UmarبْنِbinالْخَطَّابِAl-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّـهُ عَنْهُ ،may God be pleased with him,قَالَhe saidالنَّبِيُّthe Prophetصَلَّى اللَّـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَmay peace be upon him
The specific, as the fourth rank: the rank of communication, and this is below the rank of revelation and is less than the rank of the truthful, as it was for Umar bin Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, said the Prophet, may peace be upon him.
إنَّهُIndeed, itكَانَwasفِيinالأُمَمِthe nationsقَبْلَكُمْbefore youمُحَدِّثُونَ،communicators,فَإِنْfor ifيَكُنْthere isفِيinهَذِهِthisالأُمَّةِnationفَعُمَرَthen UmarبْنِbinالْخَطَّابِAl-Khattab
Indeed, there were communicators in the nations before you, for if there is in this nation, then Umar bin Al-Khattab.
عَنْهُمْAbout themبِكَمَالٍwith completenessوَسَمِعْتُand I heardشَيْخَthe Sheikhالإِسْلاَمِof IslamتَقِيَّTaqiالدِّينِthe religionبْنِbinتَيْمِيَّةَTaimiyahرَحِمَهُ اللَّـهُmay God have mercy on him::جَزَمَHe affirmedبِأَنَّهُمْthat theyكَائِنُونَexistفِيinالأُمَمِthe nationsقَبْلَنَاbefore usوَأَعَلَّقَand he conditionedوُجُودَهُمْtheir existenceفِيinهَذِهِthisالأُمَّةِnationبِـonإِنْifالشَّرْطِيَّةِ،conditional,مَعَwhileأَنَّهَاthat itأَفْضَلُis the bestالأُمَمِ،of the nations,لِاحْتِيَاجِdue to the needالأُمَمِof nationsقَبْلَنَاbefore usإِلَيْهِمْ،to them,وَاسْتِغْنَاءِand the self-sufficiencyهَذِهِof thisالأُمَّةِ.nation.
About them with completeness, and I heard the Sheikh of Islam Taqi ad-Din ibn Taymiyah, may God have mercy on him, affirming that they exist in the nations before us and conditioned their existence in this nation with 'if', while it is the best of nations, due to the need of the nations before us to them, and the self-sufficiency of this nation.
نَبِيَّهَاHer Prophetوَرِسَالَتَهُ،and His message,فَلَمfor He did notيُحَوِّجْmake needyاللَّـهُGodالأُمَّةَthe nationبَعْدَهُafter himإِلَىtoمُحَدِّثٍa communicatorوَلَاnorمُلْهَمٍ،an inspired one,وَلَاnorصَاحِبٍa companionكَشْفٍof revelationوَلَاnorمَنَامٍ،a vision,فَهَذَاthisالتَّعْلِيقُcommentaryلِكَمَالِfor the completenessالأُمَّةِof the nationوَاسْتِغْنَائِهَاand its self-sufficiencyلَاnotلِنَقْصِهَا .due to its deficiency.
Her Prophet and His message, for He did not make the nation needy after him to a communicator nor an inspired one, nor a companion of revelation nor a vision; this commentary is for the completeness of the nation and its self-sufficiency, not due to its deficiency.
وَالْمُحَدِّثُ :And the communicator:هُوَhe isالَّذِيthe one whoيُحَدِّثُcommunicatesفِيinسِرِّهِhis secretوَقَلْبِهِand his heartبِالشَّيْءِ،with a thing,فَيَكُونُso he isكَمَاasيُحَدِّثُhe communicatesبِهِ .with it.
And the communicator: he is the one who communicates in his secret and his heart with a thing, so he is as he communicates with it.
قَالَHe saidشَيْخُنَاour Sheikhوَالْصِّدِّيقُand the truthfulأَكْمَلُis more completeمِنَthanالْمُحَدِّثِthe communicatorلِأَنَّهُbecauseاسْتَغْنَىhe was self-sufficientبِكَمَالِwith the completenessصَدِيقِيَّتِهِof his truth.
He said our Sheikh, and the truthful is more complete than the communicator because he was self-sufficient with the completeness of his truth.