In his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith of the soothsayers, where he said: “That word is snatched away,” is the intended meaning of “word” that it is a sentence?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning, or what is intended, by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith: “snatched away”? Is the intended meaning that it is a single word or that it is a sentence?
Answer:
It is a word, and what is meant by “word” here is a sentence. A single word does not convey meaning, such as “qad” or “in”; these do not convey meaning. But a complete word, a meaningful sentence, yes. The term “word” is used for a sentence. As for the grammarians, a word is only a particle, a verb, or a noun; that is the view of the grammarians. As for the people of language, “word” is intended to mean something that conveys meaning,[Al-Mu'minun 23:100], “word” meaning a sentence, yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: What is the meaning, or what is intended, by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith:
The soothsayers said: “That word”
الكهان قال تلك الكلمةAnswer:
It is a word, and what is meant by “word” here is a sentence. A single word does not convey meaning, such as “qad” or “in”; these do not convey meaning. But a complete word, a meaningful sentence, yes. The term “word” is used for a sentence. As for the grammarians, a word is only a particle, a verb, or a noun; that is the view of the grammarians. As for the people of language, “word” is intended to mean something that conveys meaning,
No! It is only a word he is saying
كَلَّا إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَائِلُهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [520 -858] في قوله ﷺ في حديث الكهان، قال: (تلك الكلمة يخطفها)، هل المقصود بالكلمة أنها جملة؟ — youtube.com
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