Ali Hasan’s intervention regarding the error in the people’s understanding of the phrase “and enjoin what is right”
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Ali: Our Shaykh, my brother reminded me of something that also comes up sometimes in matters like this, even though it is in a broader topic.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Ali: Some people cite Allah’s saying: as evidence for this.
The Shaykh : That is very far-fetched.
Ali: Very far-fetched, meaning it is merely a similarity of the word, because “al-‘urf” means “what is right,” is that what is intended, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, “what is right” as defined by the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
Ali: Some people cite Allah’s saying:
and enjoin what is right
وأمر بالعرفThe Shaykh : That is very far-fetched.
Ali: Very far-fetched, meaning it is merely a similarity of the word, because “al-‘urf” means “what is right,” is that what is intended, our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, “what is right” as defined by the Shari'ah.
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