The Indication of the Order of the Beloved Things in the Verse of Repentance
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the order in the verse of Tawbah—fathers, sons, brothers, spouses, and kin—mean that a person is required to love them in that order, or not?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory. The conjunction "wa" (and) does not imply sequence. According to the experts of language, "wa" does not imply sequence; rather, it implies association. It is "thumma" (then) that implies sequence, or "fa" (so).
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the order in the verse of Tawbah—fathers, sons, brothers, spouses, and kin—mean that a person is required to love them in that order, or not?
Answer:
No, it is not obligatory. The conjunction "wa" (and) does not imply sequence. According to the experts of language, "wa" does not imply sequence; rather, it implies association. It is "thumma" (then) that implies sequence, or "fa" (so).
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شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَتَّخِذُ مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ أَنْدَاداً يُحِبُّونَهُمْ كَحُبِّ اللَّهِ } — islamhouse.com (55:57)
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