Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Those who avoid major sins and lewdness, except for minor faults)
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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: (Those who avoid major sins and lewdness, except for minor faults)]
Allah the Exalted said: [Surah al-Najm: 32] (except for minor faults) has two meanings: The first meaning is that it refers to minor sins.
And the second meaning: A small amount of major sins and lewdness. (Except for minor faults) means: except for a small amount. We mentioned this based on the difference of opinion regarding (except): is it connected or disconnected? When does (except for minor faults) become disconnected? If we interpret (minor faults) as minor sins, it becomes disconnected. The sign of a disconnected (except) is that what follows it is not of the same kind as what precedes it.For example: ((MAJOR SINS AND LEWDNESS, EXCEPT FOR MINOR FAULTS)) [Surah al-Najm: 32] If we say that minor faults are minor sins, are minor sins of the same kind as major sins and lewdness? No.If we say: If the intended meaning of minor faults is a small amount of major sins and lewdness, then (except) becomes connected; because the minor faults, being a small amount of what was mentioned before, are of the same kind.
Therefore: The exception in our view can be either disconnected or connected. What is the connected one? If the excepted item is of the same kind as the item from which it is excepted, it is connected. If it is of a different kind, it is disconnected.And here is what the grammarians used as an example, they say: If I say: The people came except for their commander, the exception is connected; because the commander is of the same kind as them.
And they said: If I say: The people came except for their donkey, the exception is disconnected; because the donkey is not of the same kind as the people.
Allah the Exalted said:
Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness
الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِAnd the second meaning: A small amount of major sins and lewdness. (Except for minor faults) means: except for a small amount. We mentioned this based on the difference of opinion regarding (except): is it connected or disconnected? When does (except for minor faults) become disconnected? If we interpret (minor faults) as minor sins, it becomes disconnected. The sign of a disconnected (except) is that what follows it is not of the same kind as what precedes it.For example: ((MAJOR SINS AND LEWDNESS, EXCEPT FOR MINOR FAULTS)) [Surah al-Najm: 32] If we say that minor faults are minor sins, are minor sins of the same kind as major sins and lewdness? No.If we say: If the intended meaning of minor faults is a small amount of major sins and lewdness, then (except) becomes connected; because the minor faults, being a small amount of what was mentioned before, are of the same kind.
Therefore: The exception in our view can be either disconnected or connected. What is the connected one? If the excepted item is of the same kind as the item from which it is excepted, it is connected. If it is of a different kind, it is disconnected.And here is what the grammarians used as an example, they say: If I say: The people came except for their commander, the exception is connected; because the commander is of the same kind as them.
And they said: If I say: The people came except for their donkey, the exception is disconnected; because the donkey is not of the same kind as the people.