The name of al-gha'it, may Allah honor you: is it the name for what comes out of the passage, or is it the name for the low-lying ground?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The name of al-gha'it, may Allah honor you, is it the name for what comes out of the passage, or is it the name for the low-lying ground?
Answer:
Originally, it is the name for the low-lying ground; that is the original meaning. But it has come to be applied to what comes out, because the one who intends to relieve himself goes to a low place, so it was called al-gha'it because he goes to a low place to hide himself in it. So the name of the place is applied to the excrement. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The excrement is named after the place where he relieves himself. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: The name of al-gha'it, may Allah honor you, is it the name for what comes out of the passage, or is it the name for the low-lying ground?
Answer:
Originally, it is the name for the low-lying ground; that is the original meaning. But it has come to be applied to what comes out, because the one who intends to relieve himself goes to a low place, so it was called al-gha'it because he goes to a low place to hide himself in it. So the name of the place is applied to the excrement. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The excrement is named after the place where he relieves himself. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [163 -3022] اسم الغائط أكرمكم الله هل هو اسمٌ لما يخرج من المخرج أو هو اسمٌ للأرض المنخفضة؟ — youtube.com
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