What is meant by their statement regarding Hatib: (he was close to the people of Makkah)?
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Question:
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Earlier in the story of Hatib, it was mentioned that he was close to the people of Makkah. What is meant by the word "close" (lasiq)?
Answer:
It means he has no kinship with them; he is not from Quraysh; he has no relatives among them. Rather, he is a neighbor to them. Yes.
I ask Allah for you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Earlier in the story of Hatib, it was mentioned that he was close to the people of Makkah. What is meant by the word "close" (lasiq)?
Answer:
It means he has no kinship with them; he is not from Quraysh; he has no relatives among them. Rather, he is a neighbor to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1609- 4717] ما المراد بقولهم في حاطب:(كان لصيقاً بأهل مكة)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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