The story of "Wa-Ma'atassamah": Does it indicate that she sought aid from an absent man, and how is it explained when taught to school students?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In one of the school stages, we had a lesson titled "Wa-Ma'atassamah," which is the story of the well-known woman who sought aid from an absent man. Is this evidence for its permissibility? And how do we guide our students and children when explaining this lesson? This is a matter of
Answer:
istighathah (calling for aid). This is a matter of lamentation. When she was pressured, when she was pressured and the disbelievers wronged her, she lamented to al-Mu'tassim, saying, "If al-Mu'tassim could hear my words, such and such would happen." This reached al-Mu'tassim, and he rescued her. This is not a matter of supplicating to an absent person; rather, it is a matter of lamentation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In one of the school stages, we had a lesson titled "Wa-Ma'atassamah," which is the story of the well-known woman who sought aid from an absent man. Is this evidence for its permissibility? And how do we guide our students and children when explaining this lesson? This is a matter of
Answer:
istighathah (calling for aid). This is a matter of lamentation. When she was pressured, when she was pressured and the disbelievers wronged her, she lamented to al-Mu'tassim, saying, "If al-Mu'tassim could hear my words, such and such would happen." This reached al-Mu'tassim, and he rescued her. This is not a matter of supplicating to an absent person; rather, it is a matter of lamentation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1137 /1350] قصة "وامعتصماه" هل يدل على أنها استغاثت برجل غائب وكيف يوجه عند شرحه لطلاب المدارس؟ — youtube.com
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