The Difference Between "Hatta" and "Ila" in Indicating a Limit
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Question:
We say, and is there a difference between the two particles, "ila" and "hatta," in the saying of the Exalted, "And he was not among those who accompany," and in the saying of the Exalted, "Until the creation descends"? The creation also testifies that
Answer:
There is no difference between them; both are particles of limit. "Hatta" reaches the limit, and "ila" reaches the limit.[Al-Baqarah 2:187] Yes.
We say, and is there a difference between the two particles, "ila" and "hatta," in the saying of the Exalted, "And he was not among those who accompany," and in the saying of the Exalted, "Until the creation descends"? The creation also testifies that
Answer:
There is no difference between them; both are particles of limit. "Hatta" reaches the limit, and "ila" reaches the limit.
It has been made permissible for you the night preceding fasting to go to your wives [for sexual relations]. They are clothing for you and you are clothing for them. Allah knows that you used to deceive yourselves, so He accepted your repentance and forgave you. So now, have relations with them and seek that which Allah has decreed for you. And eat and drink until the white thread of dawn becomes distinct to you from the black thread [of night]. Then complete the fast until the sunset. And do not have relations with them as long as you are staying for worship in the mosques. These are the limits [set by] Allah, so do not approach them. Thus does Allah make clear His ordinances to the people that they may become righteous.
وَكُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب الوضوء - 3 — islamhouse.com (44:14)
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