What is the meaning of the word "yajib" (should) in the speech of the scholars?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Some scholars use the phrases "yajib" (should) or "la yajib" (should not). Does this imply obligation, recommendation, or what?
The Shaykh : No. If he says "yajib" (should), it indicates that it is of a higher rank than what is recommended (sunnah), but it is not obligatory. Likewise, if he says "la yajib" (should not), it is less than forbidden (haram), but it is not something that should be done. However, in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, "la yajib" (should not) means that it is impossible to the highest degree of impossibility, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Maryam 19:92], and as in the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): Sahih Muslim 179c Yes, indeed.
The questioner : But the Shaykh says, but the Shaykh says, "la yajib" (should not) that such and such be done.
The Shaykh : No, no, I do not think so.
The Shaykh : No. If he says "yajib" (should), it indicates that it is of a higher rank than what is recommended (sunnah), but it is not obligatory. Likewise, if he says "la yajib" (should not), it is less than forbidden (haram), but it is not something that should be done. However, in the Qur'an and the Sunnah, "la yajib" (should not) means that it is impossible to the highest degree of impossibility, as in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And it is not appropriate for the Most Merciful that He should take a son.
وَمَا يَنبَغِي لِلرَّحْمَٰنِ أَن يَتَّخِذَ وَلَدًاVerily Allah does not sleep and it does not befit Him to sleep
إن الله لا ينام، ولا ينبغي له أن ينام،The questioner : But the Shaykh says, but the Shaykh says, "la yajib" (should not) that such and such be done.
The Shaykh : No, no, I do not think so.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2332عبارة ينبغي أو لا ينبغي هل هذه يؤخذ منها وجوب أو...📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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