دَليلٌ؛Evidence;فَهُوَit isمَذْمُومٌblameworthyوَتَكُونُand it isمِنْfromبَابِthe doorالتَّحْرِيفِ،of distortion,وَلَيسَand notمِنْfromبَابِthe doorالتَّأْوِيلِ .of interpretation.
Evidence; it is blameworthy and is of the nature of distortion, not interpretation.
وَهَذَاAnd thisالثَّانِيthe secondهُوَisالَّذِيthat whichدَرَجَhas become accustomedعَلَيْهِtoأَهْلُthe people ofالتَّحْرِيفِdistortionفِيinصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِof Allahعَزَّ وَجَلَّ .the Exalted and Majestic.
And this second one is what the people of distortion have become accustomed to in the attributes of Allah the Exalted and Majestic.
مَثَالُهُAn example of it isقَوْلُهُHis sayingتَعَالَى:the Exalted:﴿﴿الرَّحْمَـٰنُThe Most Mercifulعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِthe Throneاسْتَوَى ﴾He established Himself .﴾[طه:[Taha: ]]ظَاهِرُThe apparentالْلَّفْظِmeaningأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedاسْتَوَىestablished Himselfعَلَىuponالْعَرْشِthe throneاسْتَقَرَّsettledعَلَيْهِ؛on it;وَعَلَاand exaltedعَلَيْهِ؛upon it;فَإِذَاSo ifقَالَsomeone says,قَائِلٌ:a speaker:مَعْنَىthe meaningاسْتَوَىestablished himself,اسْتَوَلَىtook controlعَلَىoverالْعَرْشِ؛the throne;فَنَقُولُ:then we say:هَذَاThisتَأْوِيلٌis an interpretationعِندَكَ؛in your view;لَأَنَّكَbecause youصَرَفْتَdivertedالْلَّفْظَthe termعَنْfromظَاهِرِهِ،its apparent meaning,لَكِنَّbutهَذَاthisتَحْرِيفٌis distortionفِيinالْحَقِيقَةِ؛truth;لَأَنَّهُbecause itمَاdoes notدَلَّindicateعَلَيْهِon it,دَليلٌ،any evidence,بَلْratherالدَّليلُthe evidenceعَلَىagainstخِلَافِهِ؛contrary to it;كَمَاasسَيَأْتِيwill comeإن شَاءَ الله .if God wills.
An example of it is His saying, the Exalted: ﴿ The Most Merciful established Himself upon the Throne ﴾ [Taha: ] The apparent meaning is that Allah the Exalted established Himself on the Throne, settled on it, and exalted over it; so if someone says: the meaning of established Himself means that He took control over the Throne; then we say: this is an interpretation in your view; because you diverted the term from its apparent meaning, but this is distortion in truth; because it does not indicate any evidence, rather the evidence is contrary to it; as will come, if God wills.
فَأَمَّاAs forقَوْلُهُHis saying,تَعَالَى:the Exalted:﴿أَتَى﴿The command cameأَمْرُof the commandاللَّهِof Allahفَلَاso do notتَسْتَعْجِلُوهُhasten it;﴾﴾[النَّحْل[Al-Nahl::١]؛1];فَمَعْنَىThe meaning﴿أَتَى﴿has comeأَمْرُthe command ofاللَّهِ؛Allah;أَيthat isسَيَأْتِيwill come;أَمْرٌcommandاللَّهِ؛of Allah;فَهَذَاthis isمُخَالِفٌcontraryلِظَاهِرِto the apparentالْلَّفْظِ،statement,لَكِنَّbutعَلَيْهِit has evidence,دَلِيلٌ،evidence,وَهُوَand it isقَوْلُهُ:the saying:﴿فَلَا﴿So do notتَسْتَعْجِلُوهُ .hasten it.
As for His saying, the Exalted: ﴿The command of Allah has come, so do not hasten it;﴾ [Al-Nahl: 1]; the meaning of ﴿The command of Allah has come; that is, the command of Allah will come; this is contrary to the apparent statement, but it has evidence, and it is the saying: ﴿So do not hasten it.﴾
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd similarly,قَوْلُهُHis saying,تَعَالَى:the Exalted:﴿فَإِذَا﴿So whenقَرَأْتَyou read,الْقُرْآنَthe Quran,فَاسْتَعِذْthen seek refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِنَfromالشَّيْطَانِthe devil;الرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful;﴾﴾[النَّحْل[Al-Nahl::٩٨]؛98];أَي:That is:إِذَاWhenأَرَدْتَyou wantأَنْtoتَقْرَأَ،read,وَلَيْسَand notالمَعْنَىthe meaningإِذَاIfأَكْمَلْتَyou completedالْقِرَاءَةَ؛the reading;قُلْsay,أَعُوذُI seek refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِنَfromالشَّيْطَانِthe devilالرَّجِيمِ؛the accursed;لَأَنَّنَاbecause weعَلِمْنَاknowمِنَfromالسُّنَّةِthe Sunnahأَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّthe Prophetعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلَاةِthe prayerوَالسَّلاَمِand peaceإِذَاwhenأَرَادَhe wantedأَنْtoيَقْرَأَ؛read;اسْتَعَاذَhe sought refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allahمِنَfromالشَّيْطَانِthe devil;الرَّجِيمِ)،the accursed),لَاnotإِذَاIfأَكْمَلَhe completedالْقِرَاءَةَ؛the reading;فَالتَّأْوِيلُSo the interpretation(1)(1)لَمَّاwhenرَوَاهُit was narratedابْنُby IbnأَبِيAbiشَيْبَةَ،Shaiba,وَاَلْبَيْهَقِيُّand Al-Bayhaqiفِيinسُنَّتِهِ»،his Sunnah,كَمَاasفِيinالدُّرِّ المنثُورِAl-Dur al-MansurعَنْfromجُبَيْرٍJubairبِنْbinمُطْعِمٍ:Mu'tim:أَنَّthatالنَّبِيَّthe Prophet ﷺ ﷺلَمَّاwhenدَخَلَhe enteredفِيinالصَّلَاةِthe prayerكَبَّرَhe said Takbirثُمَّthenقَالَ:he said:أَعُوذُI seek refugeبِاللَّهِwith Allah,مِنَfromالشَّيْطَانِ -the devil -
And similarly, His saying, the Exalted: ﴿So when you read the Quran, then seek refuge with Allah from the devil;﴾ [Al-Nahl: 98]; that is: when you want to read, and not meaning: when you have completed the reading; say, I seek refuge with Allah from the devil; because we know from the Sunnah that the Prophet, upon him peace, when he wanted to read, he sought refuge with Allah from the devil, not when he completed the reading; so the interpretation (1) when narrated by Ibn Abi Shaiba and Al-Bayhaqi in his Sunnah," as in Al-Dur al-Mansur from Jubair bin Mu'tim: that the Prophet ﷺ when he entered into the prayer said Takbir, then said: I seek refuge with Allah from the devil -