The Plural of the Word 'Abd
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I hope you will clarify for me how the word 'abd is pluralized, and does it have two plurals?
Answer:
It is pluralized as 'ibad, 'ubud, and a'bad. 'Ubud, 'ibad, and a'bad; that is what I know. Yes, "O My servants who[Az-Zumar 39:53] [Fussilat 41:46]" and you say "four a'bad" just as it came in the hadith: "six a'bad." Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I hope you will clarify for me how the word 'abd is pluralized, and does it have two plurals?
Answer:
It is pluralized as 'ibad, 'ubud, and a'bad. 'Ubud, 'ibad, and a'bad; that is what I know. Yes, "O My servants who
Say, "O My servants who have transgressed against themselves
قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْAnd your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.
وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 34 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الوقف|باب عطية المريض|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:11:13)
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