On the saying of Allah (may He be exalted), "There is no second call for it" (ma laha min fawaq). Ibn Kathir said it means there is no duplication for it. What is the meaning of his word "duplication" (muthnawiyyah)?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: "Do they wait except for one call, there is no second call for it"[Sad 38:15]. Al-Hafiz Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him) said it means there is no duplication for it. What is the meaning of his word "duplication"?
Answer:
It means a second one; that is, it is a single call with no second call. It is only one shout. That is, when the Hour is about to break, there is no duplication for it, meaning there is no second call. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks regarding the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: "Do they wait except for one call, there is no second call for it"
but one blast [of the Horn]; for it there will be no delay.
إِلَّا صَيْحَةً وَاحِدَةً مَّا لَهَا مِن فَوَاقٍAnswer:
It means a second one; that is, it is a single call with no second call. It is only one shout. That is, when the Hour is about to break, there is no duplication for it, meaning there is no second call. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [439 /1350] في قول الله (ما لها من فواق) قال ابن كثير أي ما لها من مثنوية، فما معنى قوله " مثنوية "؟ — youtube.com
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