What is the validity of this phrase: "Cutting off necks, but not cutting off livelihoods," and can a created being cut off the livelihood of anyone?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a saying that is repeated among the common people: "Cutting off necks, but not cutting off livelihoods." Is this saying correct? And can a created being cut off the livelihood of any of the people?
Answer:
No one can cut off the livelihood of any of the people, but what they mean by this is cutting off their salaries. They said this about the Iraqis when America came, so they cut off their salaries. That is, their meaning by "livelihoods" is cutting off their salaries. They mean that they cut off their livelihoods completely, but they actually abolished their jobs and cut off their salaries. That is their meaning. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there is a saying that is repeated among the common people: "Cutting off necks, but not cutting off livelihoods." Is this saying correct? And can a created being cut off the livelihood of any of the people?
Answer:
No one can cut off the livelihood of any of the people, but what they mean by this is cutting off their salaries. They said this about the Iraqis when America came, so they cut off their salaries. That is, their meaning by "livelihoods" is cutting off their salaries. They mean that they cut off their livelihoods completely, but they actually abolished their jobs and cut off their salaries. That is their meaning. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [594 -1024] ما صحة هذه العبارة: قطع الأعناق ولا قطع الأرزاق، وهل يستطيع المخلوق أن يقطع رزق أحد؟ — youtube.com
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