The Meaning of Their Saying: “The Father, however high up, and the Mother, however high up”
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The questioner:
The father, however high up, and the mother, however high up. Who are those who are higher than the father, and who are those who are higher than the father?
The Shaykh:
In terms of lineage, such as the mother of the father’s mother or the mother of the grandfather’s father; they are elevated in lineage.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
The grandfather’s mother, the grandfather’s father’s mother, the great-grandfather’s mother. Yes.
The father, however high up, and the mother, however high up. Who are those who are higher than the father, and who are those who are higher than the father?
The Shaykh:
In terms of lineage, such as the mother of the father’s mother or the mother of the grandfather’s father; they are elevated in lineage.
The questioner:
Yes.
The Shaykh:
The grandfather’s mother, the grandfather’s father’s mother, the great-grandfather’s mother. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 088-الحضانة - كتاب الجنايات - 24-10-25 هـ — archive.org (23:34)
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