A student of knowledge explained the phrase "he tied his beard," stating that it is a scribal error and that the correct reading is "he tied his *laha' al-nakhil*," meaning the bark of the palm tree!
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of the contemporary students of knowledge have explained the book *Tawhid* and interpreted the phrase in the hadith "he tied his beard." They said it is a scribal error and that the correct reading is "he tied his *laha' al-nakhil*," meaning the bark of the palm tree. Is this interpretation correct?
Answer:
What does the palm tree have to do with this? Tying the bark of the palm tree is not permissible? It is not permissible to put ropes on it and tie it. I do not know where he got this statement from. Yes. "He tied his beard" — it does not say "he tied the bark of the palm tree." Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of the contemporary students of knowledge have explained the book *Tawhid* and interpreted the phrase in the hadith "he tied his beard." They said it is a scribal error and that the correct reading is "he tied his *laha' al-nakhil*," meaning the bark of the palm tree. Is this interpretation correct?
Answer:
What does the palm tree have to do with this? Tying the bark of the palm tree is not permissible? It is not permissible to put ropes on it and tie it. I do not know where he got this statement from. Yes. "He tied his beard" — it does not say "he tied the bark of the palm tree." Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [154 -939] فسر أحد طلبة العلم جملة "عقد لحيته" قال إنها مصحفة وأن الصحيح "عقد لحيه"، أي لحاء النخل! — youtube.com
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