What is meant by (lamma) in His saying: (And you consume the inheritance [of your relatives] with excessive greed)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorious: “And you consume the inheritance [of orphans] in entirety,” what is meant by “in entirety” (al-lama)? May Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Lamma means a great deal, specifically a great deal of greed, which is excess. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding His saying, the Exalted and Glorious: “And you consume the inheritance [of orphans] in entirety,” what is meant by “in entirety” (al-lama)? May Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Lamma means a great deal, specifically a great deal of greed, which is excess. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [4126- 4717] ما المراد بـ ( لمَّا ) في قوله: ( وتأكلون التراث أكلا لما ) ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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