Explanation of why the narrator used the word: "meaning."
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The student: In the hadith, it is said ... .
The Shaykh : A hadith in Muslim.
The questioner : ... from the Imam, Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, but ... if it were said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, from Allah Mighty and Majestic," the speech would not work.
The questioner : It would not work.
The Shaykh : This is ... it always comes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And it is a grammatical aspect, excuse me, if any of our brothers are specialists in grammar or linguistics, it is not grammatical. We observe this expression in many hadiths and we find it strange. The reason for the strangeness is that one who is of non-Arab origin, like me, finds no strangeness because he learned Arabic and did not become an Arab. But one who is a pure Arab, due to his distance from the Arabic language because he lives in the colloquial language, the strangeness remains.
So here, for example, it says in the authentic hadith from Abu Hurayrah, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, meaning from Allah Mighty and Majestic." If we delete the word or term "meaning," the speech becomes correct. The phrase becomes: "From Abu Hurayrah, he said, 'The Messenger of Allah said, from Allah Mighty and Majestic'Sunan an-Nasa'i 1835Sahih (Darussalam) to the end." Why do they place this word "meaning"? I have not known until now. So whoever has knowledge, even in a private session, let him benefit us with it, and may Allah reward him with good. The speech works if we delete this word. It is not very common in this hadith. A few days ago, I was with Professor 'Ayd on this hadith. I said to him, "Look, why 'meaning'? If this is deleted, the speech becomes correct." Nothing has become clear to me until now. But those who specialize in Arabic literature may have something in this regard. And out of my eagerness to learn, I asked some famous literati in our town, namely Professor Sa'id al-Afghani. He did not come or go; he brought us nothing at all. He was surprised, as if this language is specific to the language of ... .
Therefore, whoever has a desire for such knowledge, let him plant this issue in his mind, perhaps something will become clear to him, or he should ask the people of knowledge, as Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nahl 16:43]
The questioner : It appears at first glance that the one who said "meaning" is not the one who narrated the hadith, so it is as if he concealed something and one of the narrators explained it.
The Shaykh : Meaning, other than Abu Hurayrah, for example, here.
The questioner : Or other than him, like this. The word "meaning" is an explanation of something that was circulated or understood from the circumstances by the listeners, so he clarified it. So it appears that it may be in the context of the hadiths of the Prophet ... meaning.
The Shaykh : And not from
The questioner : the first speaker
The Shaykh : meaning from the Messenger
The questioner : Yes, or the Companion, if ... this is the original, meaning
The Shaykh : It is explanatory in any case, but we do not know
The questioner : Meaning, to distinguish the original of the hadith from what was added to it for clarification, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
meaning from Allah Mighty and Majestic
يعني عن الله عز وجلThe Shaykh : A hadith in Muslim.
The questioner : ... from the Imam, Allah Blessed and Exalted is He said in ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, but ... if it were said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, from Allah Mighty and Majestic," the speech would not work.
The questioner : It would not work.
The Shaykh : This is ... it always comes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : And it is a grammatical aspect, excuse me, if any of our brothers are specialists in grammar or linguistics, it is not grammatical. We observe this expression in many hadiths and we find it strange. The reason for the strangeness is that one who is of non-Arab origin, like me, finds no strangeness because he learned Arabic and did not become an Arab. But one who is a pure Arab, due to his distance from the Arabic language because he lives in the colloquial language, the strangeness remains.
So here, for example, it says in the authentic hadith from Abu Hurayrah, he said, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, meaning from Allah Mighty and Majestic." If we delete the word or term "meaning," the speech becomes correct. The phrase becomes: "From Abu Hurayrah, he said, 'The Messenger of Allah said, from Allah Mighty and Majestic'
If My slave loves to meet Me
إذا أحب عبدي لقائيTherefore, whoever has a desire for such knowledge, let him plant this issue in his mind, perhaps something will become clear to him, or he should ask the people of knowledge, as Allah the Exalted said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فاسألوا أهل الذكر إن كنتم لا تعلمونThe questioner : It appears at first glance that the one who said "meaning" is not the one who narrated the hadith, so it is as if he concealed something and one of the narrators explained it.
The Shaykh : Meaning, other than Abu Hurayrah, for example, here.
The questioner : Or other than him, like this. The word "meaning" is an explanation of something that was circulated or understood from the circumstances by the listeners, so he clarified it. So it appears that it may be in the context of the hadiths of the Prophet ... meaning.
The Shaykh : And not from
The questioner : the first speaker
The Shaykh : meaning from the Messenger
The questioner : Yes, or the Companion, if ... this is the original, meaning
The Shaykh : It is explanatory in any case, but we do not know
The questioner : Meaning, to distinguish the original of the hadith from what was added to it for clarification, and Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.