The Meaning of Khubuth and al-Khaba'ith in the Supplication for the Restroom
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it correct that khabuth (with a dammah) is intended to mean, and al-khaba'ith is intended to mean, the females and males of the jinn?
Answer:
This is it. No, this is the meaning. It is the plural of khabith, which refers to the male of the shayatin (devils), and al-khaba'ith is the plural of khabithah, which refers to the female of the shayatin. Do you have a different meaning for this? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it correct that khabuth (with a dammah) is intended to mean, and al-khaba'ith is intended to mean, the females and males of the jinn?
Answer:
This is it. No, this is the meaning. It is the plural of khabith, which refers to the male of the shayatin (devils), and al-khaba'ith is the plural of khabithah, which refers to the female of the shayatin. Do you have a different meaning for this? Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من أبواب أحكام التخلي — islamhouse.com (58:38)
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