This study is a text study that focuses on the use of the speech act of ‘aṭf with waw in surah al-Rūm. In doing this analysis, five verses from surah al-Rūm were taken as the research samples. The focus of this study is to explore the connection between the elements of ma‘ṭūf ‘alayh and ma‘ṭūf contained in the samples. In doing this study Ibn Qayyim (t.t) theory has been applied to emphasize the element that needs to be preceded and delays the element that needs to be delayed. The study found that the connection between the ‘aṭf element indicates a certain meaning that illustrates the linguistic beauty of the Qur’an. Faith and good deeds illustrate position of faith as the basis of acceptance of good deeds. The connection between affection and compassion indicates the phase in the marriage life. The connection between movements of thin cloud and the forming of thick clouds indicates the scientific i‘jāz in the Qur’an which states the function of the wind in the process of cloud formation.