The intended meaning of the white thread and the black thread in the verse
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the white thread and the black thread mentioned in the noble verse?
The Shaykh:
The dawn. The meaning is that the Qur'an clarifies the dawn. The dawn is the white, and the night is the black. So once this becomes clear from this, the dawn has appeared, and the prayer becomes obligatory. Yes. And eating and drinking become forbidden for the one fasting. Yes. The darkness of the night is this black thread. And the whiteness of the day is this white thread. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
What is its meaning? That you answer with black threads and white threads, keep them with you, and do not clarify? No, that is not it. The meaning is the whiteness of the day, the whiteness of the night, and the darkness of the night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by the white thread and the black thread mentioned in the noble verse?
The Shaykh:
The dawn. The meaning is that the Qur'an clarifies the dawn. The dawn is the white, and the night is the black. So once this becomes clear from this, the dawn has appeared, and the prayer becomes obligatory. Yes. And eating and drinking become forbidden for the one fasting. Yes. The darkness of the night is this black thread. And the whiteness of the day is this white thread. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
What is its meaning? That you answer with black threads and white threads, keep them with you, and do not clarify? No, that is not it. The meaning is the whiteness of the day, the whiteness of the night, and the darkness of the night. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب كراهية النوم قبلها والسمر بعدها إلا في مصلحة — islamhouse.com (53:21)
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