إنَّIndeedهؤلاءِtheseيَقولُونَsayإنَّthatالرَّسُولَthe Messengerﷺ(Peace be upon him)لاdoes notيَدْرِيknowعَنْaboutمَعَانِيthe meaningsالْقُرْآنِthe Quranفِيمَاregardingيَتَعَلَّقُrelatingبِالْأَسْمَاءِto the namesوَالْصِّفَاتِand attributesوَإِذاAnd ifكَانَhe wasالرَّسُولُthe Messengerعَلَيْهِupon himالصَّلاةَprayersوَالسَّلاَمَand peaceلاdoes notيَدْرِيknowفَغَيْرُهُthen othersمِنْofبَابٍregardlessأَوْلَىmore worthy
Indeed, these say: The Messenger does not know about the meanings of the Quran regarding the names and attributes; and if the Messenger does not know, then others are more worthy.
وَأَعْجَبَAnd more astonishingمِنْthanذَاكَthatيَقُولُونَthey sayالرَّسُولُthe Messengerيَتَكَلَّمُspeaksبِالْكَلَامِwith wordsفِيaboutصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِof Allahوَلَاand does notيَدْرِيknowمَاwhatمَعْنَاهُits meaningيَقُولُhe saysرَبُّنَاOur LordاللَّهُAllahالَّذِيwhoفِيinالسَّمَاءِthe sky
And more astonishing than that, they say: The Messenger speaks with words regarding the attributes of Allah and does not know what their meaning is; he says: Our Lord is Allah who is in the sky.
وَإِذاAnd ifسُئِلَhe is askedعَنْaboutهَذَا؟this?قَالَhe saidلاnoأَدْرِي!I do not know!
And if he is asked about this? He said: I do not know!
وَكَذَٰلِكَAnd likewiseفِيinقَوْلِهِhis sayingيَنْزِلُdescendsرَبُّنَاOur Lordإِلَىtoالسَّمَاءِthe skyالدُّنْيَا"the worldly"
And likewise, in his saying: 'Our Lord descends to the worldly sky.'
وَإِذاAnd ifسُئِلَhe is askedمَاwhatمَعْنَىthe meaningيَنْزِلُdescendsرَبُّنَا؟Our Lord?قَالَhe saidلاnoأَدْرِيI do not know......
And if he is asked: What is the meaning of 'Our Lord descends'? He said: I do not know ...
وَعَلَىAnd uponهَذَا؛this;فَقِس.you may deduce.
And upon this; you may deduce.
وَهَلAnd is thereهُنَاكَthereقَدْحٌa criticismأَعْظَمُgreaterمِنْthanهَذَاthisالْقَدْحُcriticismبِالرَّسُولِby the Messengerﷺ،(Peace be upon him),بَلْratherهَذَاthisمِنْofأَكْبَرَthe greatestالْقَدْحِcriticismرَسُولٌa MessengerمِنْfromعِندَwithاللَّهِAllahلِيُبَيِّنَto clarifyلِلنَّاسِ،to the people,وَهُوَand heلاdoes notيَدْرِيknowمَاwhatمَعْنَىthe meaningآيَاتِthe versesالْصِّفَاتِof the attributesوَأَحَادِيثِهَاand their narrationsوَهُوَand heيَتَكَلَّمُspeaksبِالْكَلَامِwith wordsوَلَاand does notيَدْرِيknowمَعْنَىthe meaningذَاكَthat all!
And is there greater criticism than this of the Messenger? Rather, this is one of the greatest criticisms: a Messenger from Allah to clarify to people, and he does not know what the meaning of the verses of the attributes and their narrations is; and he speaks with words and does not know their meaning at all!
فَهَذَانِThese twoوَجْهَانِare two aspectsتَكْذِيبِof denialالْقُرْآنِ،of the Quran,وَتَجْهِيلِand of ignoranceالرَّسُولِ.of the Messenger.
These two are aspects of the denial of the Quran and the ignorance of the Messenger.
وَفِيهِAnd in itفَتْحٌis an openingالْبَابُfor the doorلِلزُّنَادِقَةِto the hereticsالَّذِينَwhoتَطَاوَلُواhave exceededعَلَىuponأَهْلِthe peopleالتَّفْوِيضِ،of delegation,وَقَالُوا:and they said:أَنْتُمْYou (plural)لاdo notتَعْرِفُونَknowشَيْئًا،anything,بَلْratherنَحْنُweالَّذِينَwhoنَعْرِفُ،know,وَأَخَذُواand they tookيُفَسِّرُونَto interpretالْقُرْآنَthe Quranبِغَيْرِwith other thanمَاwhatأَرَادَintendedاللَّهُAllahوَقَالُوا:and they said:كَوْنَاsince weنُثَبِّتُaffirmمَعَانِيthe meaningsلِلنُّصُوصِfor the textsخَيْرٌis betterمِنْthanكَوْنَاour beingأُمِّيِّينَilliterateلاdo notنَعْرِفُ شَيْئًا،know anything,وَذَهَبُواand they wentيَتَكَلَّمُونَspeakingبِمَاwith what(١)(1)
And in it is an opening for the heretics who have exceeded upon the people of delegation, and they said: 'You do not know anything, rather we are the ones who know,' and they took to interpreting the Quran with other than what Allah intended; and they said: 'Since we affirm the meanings for the texts is better than our being illiterate and not knowing anything.'
(٢)(2)سَيَأْتِيIt will comeالْحَدِيثُthe narrationبِطُولِهِin fullفِيinبِدَايَةِthe beginningالْجُزْءِof the partالثَّانِيthe secondإِنْIfشَاءَwillsاللَّهُ.Allah.
(2) The narration will come in full at the beginning of the second part, if Allah wills.
(٢)(2)سَيَأْتِيIt will comeالْحَدِيثُthe narrationبِطُولِهِin fullفِيinأَوَّلِthe firstالْجُزْءِof the partالثَّانِيthe secondوَهُوَand it isفِيinالْبُخَارِيِّBukhari(٧٤٩٤)،(7494),وَمُسْلِمٍand Muslim(٧٥٨)؛(758);مِنْfromحَدِيثِthe narrationأَبِيAbuهُرَيْرَةَHurairaرَضِيَmay Allah be pleasedعَنْهُ.with him.
(2) The narration will come in full in the beginning of the second part, and it is in Bukhari (7494) and Muslim (758); from the narration of Abu Huraira, may Allah be pleased with him.