اَللهُGod..فَإِذاSo ifحَصَلَit occursذَٰلِكَthatفِيinبَيْتٍa houseمِنofبُيُوتِhousesاَللهِGodكَانَit wasأَفْضَلَbetterوَأَحَبَّand more belovedإِلَىtoاَللهِGod..
So if that occurs in a house of God, it was better and more beloved to God.
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وَالأَدْعِيَةُAnd the supplicationsوَالتَّعَوُّذَاتُand the seekings of refugeبِمَنْزِلَةٍare likeالسِّلَاحِthe weaponوَالسِّلَاحُand the weaponبِضَارِبِهِis judged by its wielderلَاnotبِحَدِّهِby its edge..فَقَطُOnly.
And the supplications and seekings of refuge are like the weapon, and the weapon is judged by its wielder, not by its edge. Only.
فَمَتَىWheneverكَانَit wasالسِّلَاحُthe weaponسِلَاحًاa weaponتَامًّاcompleteلَاwithoutآفَةٍdefectبِهِin it,,وَالسَّاعِدُand the armسَاعِدٌis strongوَالْمَانِعُand the hindranceمَفْقُودٌis absentحَصَلَتْthere will be achievedبِهِby itالنَّكَايَةُthe harmفِيinالْعَدُوِّthe enemy..
Whenever the weapon was a complete weapon without defect in it, and the arm is strong and the hindrance is absent, there will be harm achieved against the enemy.
وَمَتَىAnd wheneverتَخَلَّفَone ofوَاحِدٌthe threeمِنْofهَذِهِtheseالثَّلَاثَةِthreeتَخَلُّفٌis missingالتَّأْثِيرُthe effect..
And whenever one of these three is missing, the effect does not occur.
فَإِذاSo ifكَانَit wasالدُّعَاءُthe supplicationفِيinنَفْسِهِitselfغَيْرَnotصَالِحٍvalidأَوْorالدَّاعِيthe supplicantلَمْdid notيَجْمَعْcombineبَيْنَbetweenقَلْبِهِhis heartوَلِسَانِهِand his tongueفِيinالدُّعَاءِthe supplication,,أَوْorكَانَتْthere wasثَمَّthere isمَانِعٌa hindranceمِنْfromالإِجَابَةِthe answer,,لَمْit did notيَحْصُلْachieveالأَثَرُthe effect..
So if the supplication itself is not valid or the supplicant did not combine between his heart and his tongue in the supplication, or there was a hindrance from the answer, the effect will not be achieved.
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وَهَهُنَاAnd hereسُؤَالٌis a questionمَشْهُورٌfamous,,وَهُوَand it isأَنَّthatالْمَدْعُوَّthe supplicatedبِهِwith itإِنْifكَانَwasقَدْcertainlyقَدْرَdecreedلَمْnotيَكُنْbeبِدٌwithoutمِنْfromوُقُوعِهِits occurrence,,دَعَاwhether he supplicatedبِهِwith itالْعَبْدُthe servantأَوْorلَمْnotيَدْعُsupplicate.وَإِنْAnd ifلَمْnotيَكُنْbeقَدْdecreedقَدَّرَnot decreedلَمْnotيَقَعْoccur,,سَوَاءٌwhetherسَأَلَهُhe askedالْعَبْدُthe servantأَوْorلَمْnotيَسْأَلْهُask him...
And here is a famous question, which is that if the supplicated with it was decreed, then there is no way but for its occurrence, whether the servant supplicated with it or did not supplicate. And if it was not decreed, it will not occur, whether the servant asked for it or did not ask for it.
فَظُنَّتْSo a group thoughtطَائِفَةٌsomeصِحَّةًcorrectnessهَذَاthisالسُّؤَالُquestion,,فَتَرَكَتْso they abandonedالدُّعَاءَthe supplication,,وَقَالَتْand said::لَاnoفَائِدَةٌbenefit..
So a group thought the correctness of this question, so they abandoned the supplication, and said: 'There is no benefit.'
السِّلَاحُThe weapon......بِحَدِّهِby its edge::سَاقِطٌis invalidمِنْfromسS...س:S:فَإِنَّFor.. .. س:S:فَإِنَّForكَانَwasالسِّلَاحُthe weaponقَوِيًّاstrong.
The weapon... by its edge: is invalid from S.
س:S:فَإِنَّForكَانَwasالسِّلَاحُthe weaponقَوِيًّاstrong.
S: For if the weapon was strong.
وَانْظُرْAnd seeفِيinهَذِهِthisالمَّسْأَلَةِissueمَدَارِجَDarajatالسَّالِكِينَof the path walkers.. س:S:
And see in this issue the levels of the path walkers.
وَقَدْAnd indeedذَكَرَmentionedالشَّوكَانِيُّAl-Shawkaniفِيinالْبَدْرِthe shiningالطَّالِعِstar..رِسَالَةٌa letterلِلْمُؤَلِّفِto the authorفِيinهَذِهِthisالمَّسْأَلَةِissueبِعُنْوَانِtitledالْجَوَابِthe responseالشَّافِيthe clarifierلِمَنto whomسَأَلَaskedعَنْaboutثَمَرَةِthe fruitالدُّعَاءِof supplicationإِذَاifكَانَit isمَاwhatقَدْhasقُدِرَdecreedوَاقِعًةٌoccurredكَذَاthus))وَاقِعًةٌoccurredبِالرَّفْعِin high regard,,وَandالشَّافِيthe clarifyingلَعَلَّmaybeصَوَابَهُis correct::النَّافِعَbeneficialلِيَتِمَّto completeالسَّجْعِthe prose.
And indeed, Al-Shawkani mentioned in 'the shining star' a letter to the author in this issue titled 'the clear response to whom asked about the fruit of supplication if what has been decreed has occurred thus.'
وَقَدْAnd indeedتَفَرَّدَwas distinguishedالشَّوكَانِيُّAl-Shawkaniبِذِكْرِby mentioningهَذِهِthisالرِّسَالَةِletter,,وَلَاand notنَدْرِيwe knowأَهِيَis itرِسَالَةٌa letterمُسْتَقِلَّةٌindependent,,أَمْorاسْتَخْرَجَextractedبَعْضُهُمْsomeهَذَاthisالْفَصْلَsectionمِنْfromكِتَابِنَاour book,,وَسَمَّاهُand named itبِذَٰلِكَby that name.
And indeed, Al-Shawkani was distinguished by mentioning this letter, and we do not know whether it is an independent letter or some extracted this section from our book and named it by that name.