Discussion of the defective interpretation.

The Shaykh : ... and the pig, except our god *** And Allah is nothing but a monk in a church."
They sit there and keep interpreting. I tell you, people, this interpretation has no end. Is it proper etiquette with Allah for a believer to say such things? Even if we assume there is an interpretation, "And the dog and the pig are nothing but our god," how did they interpret "nothing but our god"? It means "nothing but up to here," "nothing but up to here." This interpretation is itself the denial of the divine attributes. Therefore, Arabic speech must be understood according to the usage the Arabs received and employed among themselves. I forgot what the occasion for this topic was?

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : How?

The questioner: ... the prayer.

The Shaykh : Yes, so the example was that the Messenger said: . What did some people say? "For a time." Where did you get "time" from? The default is not to supply a missing word. Therefore, when one wants to supply a missing word, he must bring conclusive evidence that necessitates this supply and that there is no alternative to it. This is where the verse comes from that some interpreters rely on. They say: "Look, Allah the Exalted said: . How do you interpret it? Did they ask the village, meaning its walls? Did they ask the caravan, meaning its dung? We say: No, we say: Ask the village means ask its inhabitants, and ask the caravan means ask its people. You interpreted it! We tell them: No, we did not interpret it. Here is the sensitive point in the matter. How did you interpret it? We say: When an Arab hears this verse: , what comes to mind? Its people. What comes to mind? Its people.
So this is the true meaning for which this Arabic sentence was established. What do you understand from the statement of the one who says: "The prince arrived"? The prince's servant arrived! So do not cite the verse for this nullifying interpretation; because this nullifies the entire meaning.
Likewise here: . The default is for every prayer. When a person inserts "time," we tell him: You, an Arab, do you understand "for every prayer" for every prayer without this supply? The supply here is imposed on your mind against your will, just as in the previous verse, "Ask the village" and "Ask the caravan"? Of course, the answer is: No, because what comes to the mind of the listener of the verse is what is called a deleted implied possessive. What is its supply? The people of the village, the people of the caravan, and so on. But here the matter is not so. ; what comes to the mind of any Arab is only the meaning adopted by the majority of scholars; meaning for every prayer. But supplying "for the time of every prayer" requires something like the hadith: ; if it were not for the addition: , do you see? We would not have supplied this supply, but the addition came and clarified it. Likewise: But they brought this only in their minds to support their school of thought.
It is twelve o'clock, and may Allah reward you with good, and peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.