regarding the meaning of the phrase of the Exalted in the description of the houris: {confined} and {cast down their gazes}
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The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In we said that they confine their gaze to their husbands.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. If we say that they are: then their gazes are confined to their husbands.
The Shaykh : There is no mention of "gaze" in the second one.
The questioner : Confined.
The Shaykh : Confined.
The questioner : Yes, but may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : "Confined" means confined in what? There is a difference between "confined in gaze" because she does not look at what is outside the tent.
The questioner : Okay, for example, if there is a correspondence, and it is found in something other than the Qur'an, do we take the second meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, "so-and-so is confined in gaze" can mean that she confines her gaze, or that the one who sees her confines his gaze to her.
The questioner : Yes, but if two corresponding meanings are found.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, is it possible to add an extra meaning to one of them?
The Shaykh : Yes, as long as it is appropriate.
The questioner : So what is the benefit of the correspondence?
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : So what is the benefit of the correspondence?
The Shaykh : It is not a correspondence, but it clarifies that this is better: that her women are confined in gaze by themselves, and confined in gaze from others. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. In
cast down their gazes
قاصرات الطرفThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. If we say that they are:
confined
مقصوراتThe Shaykh : There is no mention of "gaze" in the second one.
The questioner : Confined.
The Shaykh : Confined.
The questioner : Yes, but may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : "Confined" means confined in what? There is a difference between "confined in gaze" because she does not look at what is outside the tent.
The questioner : Okay, for example, if there is a correspondence, and it is found in something other than the Qur'an, do we take the second meaning?
The Shaykh : Yes, "so-and-so is confined in gaze" can mean that she confines her gaze, or that the one who sees her confines his gaze to her.
The questioner : Yes, but if two corresponding meanings are found.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, is it possible to add an extra meaning to one of them?
The Shaykh : Yes, as long as it is appropriate.
The questioner : So what is the benefit of the correspondence?
The Shaykh : Hm?
The questioner : So what is the benefit of the correspondence?
The Shaykh : It is not a correspondence, but it clarifies that this is better: that her women are confined in gaze by themselves, and confined in gaze from others. Yes.