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أوorأَرَىI seeفِيinالْمَنَامِthe dreamأوorبِشَيْءٍwith somethingآخَرَelseمِنَfromالإِلْهَامِinspiration

Or I see in a dream, or with something else from inspiration.

ثُمَّthenالرُّسُلَthe messengersمَنwhoلَهُhasدَرَجَةًthe degreeالرِّسَالَةِof the messageوَالنُّبُوَّةِand the prophecyجَمِيعًاall togetherغَيْرَexceptأَنَّهُthat heلَاdoes notيُؤْمَرُcommandedبِاسْتِعْمَالِto useمَاwhatظَهَرَhas appearedلَهُto himفِيinدَرَجَةٍa degreeمَاwhatلَمnotيُوحَrevealedجِبْرِيلَGabrielبِذَلِكَwith thatيَكُونُbecomesذَٰلِكَthatزَلَّةًa slipصَغِيرَةًsmall

Then the messengers who have the degree of message and prophecy all, except that he is not commanded to use what has appeared to him in a degree that Gabriel has not revealed, that becomes a small slip.

كَمَاasفَعَلَdidذَٰلِكَthatدَاوُدَDavidعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceوَهُوَand heتَزَوَّجَmarriedامْرَأَةًa womanأُورِيَUriahمِنَfromغَيْرِwithoutانتِظَارِwaitingالوَحْيِthe revelationبِمَجِيئِof the comingجِبْرِيلَGabrielعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceفَكَانَso it wasذَٰلِكَthatزَلَّةًa slipمِنْهُfrom himكَمَاasقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Most Highوَظَنَّand thoughtدَاوُدُDavidأَنَّهَاthat itفَتَنَّاهُwe have testedفَاسْتَغْفَرَand sought forgivenessرَبَّهُhis Lordوَخَرَّand fellرَاكِعًاbowingوَأَنَابَand repented

As David did, peace be upon him, when he married the woman of Uriah without waiting for the revelation of Gabriel, so it was a slip from him as Allah, the Most High, said: "And David thought that we had tested him, and he sought forgiveness from his Lord and fell down bowing and repented."

وَالْمُصْطَفَىٰAnd the Chosen Oneعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceلَمَّاwhenانْتَظَرَhe waitedالوَحْيَthe revelationبِجِبْرِيلَof Gabrielفِيinتَزَوَّجَmarriedامْرَأَةًa womanزَيْدٍZaydزَيْنَبَZaynabوَلَمْand did notيَتَزَوَّجْmarryبِمَاwith whatظَهَرَhas appearedفِيinدَرَجَةِthe degreeالنُّبُوَّةِof prophecyنَجَاescapedمِنَfromالزَّلَّةِthe slipقَالَsaidتَعَالَىthe Most Highفِيinقِصَّتِهِhis storyفَلَمَّاSo whenقَضَىfinishedزَيْدٌZaydمِنْهَاfrom herوَطَرًاhis desireزَوَّجْنَاكَهَاwe married her to you

And the Chosen One, peace be upon him, when he waited for the revelation by Gabriel to marry the woman of Zayd Zaynab and did not marry with what has appeared in the degree of prophecy, escaped from the slip, as the Most High said in his story: "So when Zayd completed his desire, we married her to you."

وَهَذَاAnd thisهُوَisالْوَجْهُthe aspectفِيinوُقُوعِoccurrenceالْأَنْبِيَاءِof the prophetsفِيinالرَّزَلَاتِslipsوَالصُّغَيْرَاتِand minor errorsوَفِيهِAnd in itوَجْهٌthere is an aspectآخَرُanotherوَهُوَand it isإِنْifتَرَكُواthey leftالْأَفْضَلَthe betterوَمَالُواand inclinedإِلَىtoالْفَاضِلِthe goodأَيَّwhich meansالْمُبَاحَpermissibleبِاجْتِهَادٍby exertionيَكُونُit isذَٰلِكَthatزَلَّةًa slipمِنْهُمْfrom themكَمَاasأَنَّthatآدَمَAdamعَلَيْهِpeace be upon himالسَّلاَمُpeaceقَالَsaidلَهُto himرَبَّهُhis Lordوَلَاand do notتَقَرَّبَاapproachهَذِهِthisالشَّجَرَةَtreeثُمَّthenإِنَّIndeedإِبْلِيسَIblisوَسْوَسَwhisperedلَهُمَاto themوَقَاسَمَهُمَاand swore to themوَنَاشَدَهُمَاand urged themاللَّهَAllahحَتَّىuntilنَسِيَhe forgotآدَمُAdamمِنْfromطَرِيقِthe pathالأَفْضَلِthe betterوَظَنَّand thoughtأَنَّهُthat heيَحْتَرِمُrespectsاللَّهَAllahتَعَالَىthe Most Highبِقُرْبَانِby approachingالشَّجَرَةِthe treeفَكَانَso it wasتَارِكًاleavingلِلْأَفْضَلِfor the betterلَهُto himأَنْthatيَرْعَىhe should attend toالْأَمْرَthe matterوَلَاand do notيَدْخُلenterفِيinالِاجْتِهَادِthe exertionكَانَit wasذَٰلِكَthatزَلَّةًa slipمِنْهُfrom himحَتَّىuntilقَالَhe saidجَلَّGloryجَلاَلَهُhis Majestyوَعَصَىand disobeyedآدَمُAdamرَبَّهُhis Lordفَغَوَىand erred

And this is the aspect of the occurrence of the prophets in slips and minor errors. And there is another aspect, which is that if they left the better and inclined to the good, which is permissible by exertion, that would be a slip from them, as Adam, peace be upon him, said to his Lord: 'And do not approach this tree.' Then indeed, Iblis whispered to them and urged them by Allah until Adam forgot the path of the better and thought that he respects Allah, the Most High, by approaching the tree. So it was a slip from him, until he said: 'Glory be to You, O my Lord, and Adam disobeyed his Lord, and erred.'