The Meaning of al-Hanth and the Like of That
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the word al-hanth have meanings among the jurists, and what are examples of it?
Answer:
Al-hanth is breaking an oath. The meaning of al-hanth is breaking an oath. Yes, this is al-hanth. And shirk (associating partners with Allah) is called al-hanth, and Allah knows best, because Allah took a covenant and a pledge from the children of Adam that they would not associate anything with Him, so they broke it and associated partners with Allah the Exalted. Thus, they did not fulfill the covenant that Allah took from them.
[Al-A'raf 7:172] with him [Ya-Sin 36:60-61]? They pledged to Allah that they would worship Him and not associate anything with Him, so whoever associates partners with Allah has broken this covenant.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the word al-hanth have meanings among the jurists, and what are examples of it?
Answer:
Al-hanth is breaking an oath. The meaning of al-hanth is breaking an oath. Yes, this is al-hanth. And shirk (associating partners with Allah) is called al-hanth, and Allah knows best, because Allah took a covenant and a pledge from the children of Adam that they would not associate anything with Him, so they broke it and associated partners with Allah the Exalted. Thus, they did not fulfill the covenant that Allah took from them.
And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified."
وَإِذْ أَخَذَ رَبُّكَ مِن بَنِي آدَمَ مِن ظُهُورِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَأَشْهَدَهُمْ عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ أَلَسْتُ بِرَبِّكُمْ قَالُوا بَلَىٰ شَهِدْنَا(60) Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not worship Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy - (61) And that you worship [only] Me
أَلَمْ أَعْهَدْ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا بَنِي آدَمَ أَن لَّا تَعْبُدُوا الشَّيْطَانَ إِنَّهُ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ وَأَنِ اعْبُدُونِي
Source
معنى كلمة الحنث — alfawzan.live
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