لَغَيْرِكُمْFor othersأَنْtoيَقُولَsayإِنَّthatقَوْلَthe statementاللَّهِof AllahعَزَّMightyوَجَلَّand Majestic(لَا(notتَدْرِكُهُis apprehended by Himالأَبْصَارُ)(the sights)أَرَادَHe intendedبِهَاby itلَاnotتُدْرَكُto be perceivedغَيْرُهُothersوَلَمْand notيُرِدْHe wantedأَنَّهَاthat itلَاnotتَدْرِكُهُapprehend Himوَهَذَاand thisمَاwhatلَاnotيَقْدِرُونَcanعَلَىtoالْفَرْقِdifferentiateفِيهِin itوَدَلِيلٌAnd another evidenceآخَرٍ)other)وَمِمَّاAnd among whatيَدُلُّindicatesعَلَىonأَنْthatاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedيَرَىseesبِالأَبْصَارِwith the sightsقَوْلُThe statementمُوسَى:of Moses:«رَبِّO Lord,أَرِنِيshow meأَنْظُرَI may lookإِلَيْكَ»at You"وَلَاAnd it is notيَجُوزُpermissibleأَنْ يَكُونَfor Him to beمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon Himالسَّلاَمُpeaceقَدْmayأَلْبَسَهُdressed himاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedجَلَبَابَwith the mantleالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the Prophetsوَعَصَمَهُand protected himبِمَاwith that whichبِهِHeالرُّسُلِ.of the Messengers.فَسَأَلَSo he askedرَبَّهُhis LordمَاwhatعَصَمَHe protectedيَسْتَحِيلُ،is impossible;وَأَنَّand thatالرُّؤْيَةَthe visionجَائِزَةٌis allowedعَلَىuponرَبِّنَاour Lordعَزَّthe Mighty,وَجَلَّ،and Majestic,وَلَوْand ifكَانَتْit wasمُسْتَحِيلَةًimpossibleعَلَىuponرَبِّنَاour Lordكَمَاasزَعَمَتِthe Mu'tazilites claimed,وَلَمْand notيَعْلَمُواknowذَلِكَthatمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceوَعَلِمُواand they knewهُمْtheyلَكَانُواthey would beعَلَىuponقَوْلِهِمْtheir saying;أَعْلَمُmore knowledgeableبِاللَّهِof AllahمِنthanمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُ،peace;وَهَذَاand this,مَاwhatلَاnotيَدَّعِيهُdoes claim.مُسْلِمٌA MuslimفَإِنْIfقَالَhe says,قَائِلٌa speakerأَلَسْتُمْAre you notتَعْلَمُونَaware ofحُكْمَthe rulingاللَّهِof Allahفِيinالظِّهَارِal-zhiharالْيَوْمَtoday,وَلَمْand notيَكُنْwasنَبِيٌّa Prophetاللَّهِof Allahعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceيَعْلَمُknowذَلِكَthatقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيُنَزَّلَrevealedقِيلَIt was said to him,لَهُto him,لَمْnotيَكُنْbeيَعْلَمُknowنَبِيُّthe Prophet of AllahاللَّهِthatذَلِكَthatقَبْلَbeforeأَنْthatيُلْزِمَcomplianceاللَّهَAllahالْعِبَادَthe servantsحُكْمَthe rulingالظِّهَارِ،of al-zhihar,فَلَمَّاso whenأَلْزَمَهُمُHe obligated themالْحُكْمَthe rulingبِهِwith it,أَعْلَمَHe informedنَبِيَّهُHis Prophetقَبْلَهُمْ،before them,ثُمَّThenأَعْلَمَHe informedنَبِيَّthe Prophetاللَّهِof Allahعِبَادِthe servants of Allahاللَّهِthatذَلِكَthatوَلَمْand notيَأْتِهِHe cameعَلَيْهِon itوَقْتٌtimeلَزِمَهُhe was obligedحُكْمُهُhis rulingفَلَمَّاAnd not,يَعْلَمُknowعَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُ،peace,وَأَنْتُمْand youزَعَمْتُمْyou claimedأَنْthatمُوسَىMosesعَلَيْهِon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceكَانَwasقَدْmayلَزِمَهُobligedأَنْtoيَعْلَمَknowحُكْمَthe rulingالرُّؤْيَةِthe visionوَأَنَّهَاand that itمُسْتَحِيلَةٌis impossible.عَلَيْهِupon himالسَّلاَمُ،peace,وَإِذَاAnd ifلَمْnotيَعْلَمْknowذَلِكَthatوَقْتٌtimeلَزِمَهُwas obligedعِلْمُهُhis knowledge,عَلِمْتُمُوهُyou knew itأَنْتُمْyouالْآنَnow;لَزِمَكُمْobliged youبِجَهْلِكُمْby your ignorance,أَنَّكُمْthat youبِمَاby whatلَزِمَكُمْwas obligedبِهِ.by it.
For others to say: That the statement of Allah, Mighty and Majestic (the sights do not apprehend Him) was intended to signify that it does not apprehend others and not that they do not apprehend Him, and this is what they cannot differentiate; and another evidence is what indicates that Allah, the Exalted, is seen by the sights, is the statement of Moses: "O Lord, show me that I may look at You." It is not permissible for Moses, peace be upon him, to be dressed by Allah, the Exalted, with the mantle of the Prophets and protected by that which is for the Messengers, while he asked his Lord what is impossible for Him, and that vision is permissible on our Lord, the Mighty and Majestic. If it were impossible to our Lord as claimed by the Mu'tazilites, and Moses, peace be upon him, did not know this while they knew it, they would be more knowledgeable about Allah than Moses, peace be upon him, and this is what no Muslim claims. If a speaker says: Are you not aware of Allah's ruling concerning the law of zhihar today, while the Prophet of Allah, peace be upon him, did not know this before it was revealed, it can be said to him that the Prophet of Allah did not know that before Allah obligated the servants regarding the ruling of zhihar. So, when He obligated them to the ruling, He informed His Prophet about it before them, then He informed the Prophet of Allah about it. And there was no time for him to be obligated regarding his ruling, and thus he did not know, while you claimed that Moses, peace be upon him, must have known the ruling of vision and that it was impossible for him. If he did not know that at the time it was obligatory to know, then this knowledge which you learned now obliged you by your ignorance that you were obliged by it now.