What type of negation is the "la" in the hadith "There is no ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) except for the evil eye or a sting" and in "La ilaha illa Allah"?
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Question:
The questioner says: "There is no ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) except for the evil eye or a sting" and "La ilaha illa Allah." Does the negation in these two examples carry the same meaning?
Answer:
"There is no ruqyah" is a negation; it is a negation of complete ruqyah. There is no complete ruqyah except for the evil eye or a sting. As for "La ilaha illa Allah," it is a negation of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and an affirmation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So the meaning is different. Do you mean that the negation of ruqyah is like the negation of shirk? No, yes.
The questioner says: "There is no ruqyah (healing by Qur'anic recitation) except for the evil eye or a sting" and "La ilaha illa Allah." Does the negation in these two examples carry the same meaning?
Answer:
"There is no ruqyah" is a negation; it is a negation of complete ruqyah. There is no complete ruqyah except for the evil eye or a sting. As for "La ilaha illa Allah," it is a negation of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and an affirmation of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). So the meaning is different. Do you mean that the negation of ruqyah is like the negation of shirk? No, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما نوع لا في الحديث «لا رقية إلا من عين أو حمة» وفي لا إله إلا الله؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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