Is mentioning the *afkhadh* (clans) in this book considered boasting about lineage?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “and all the *afkhadh*,” what is the relevance of the author mentioning this?
The Shaykh:
These tribes, meaning that a tribe is divided into *afkhadh* and into sections.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe, in the rest of his question: What is the relevance of the author mentioning this here, when it has come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
The Shaykh:
This is not a matter of boasting about a person. You have understood it wrongly. This is not a matter of boasting about a person. This is a matter of reminding the Arabs, a matter of reminding the Arabs of what is obligatory upon them to uphold this religion, because the Qur’an was revealed in their language, the Shari’ah was revealed in their language, and the Messenger was from among them. So this is a reminder to them. They are not in a state of boasting. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the author’s (may Allah have mercy on him) statement, “and all the *afkhadh*,” what is the relevance of the author mentioning this?
The Shaykh:
These tribes, meaning that a tribe is divided into *afkhadh* and into sections.
The questioner:
He says, may Allah keep you safe, in the rest of his question: What is the relevance of the author mentioning this here, when it has come from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
His statement: “Four things of my Ummah are from the matters of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance,” and he mentioned among them boasting about lineages,
قوله أربع من أمتي من أمور الجاهلية، وذكر منها الفخر في الأنساب،The Shaykh:
This is not a matter of boasting about a person. You have understood it wrongly. This is not a matter of boasting about a person. This is a matter of reminding the Arabs, a matter of reminding the Arabs of what is obligatory upon them to uphold this religion, because the Qur’an was revealed in their language, the Shari’ah was revealed in their language, and the Messenger was from among them. So this is a reminder to them. They are not in a state of boasting. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [302 -560] هل ذكر الأفخاذ في هذا الكتاب يعد من التفاخر بالأنساب؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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