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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Whoever takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, strike his father's penis and do not be vague"?

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The questioner : The honorable Shaykh, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, strike his father's penis and do not be vague من تعزى بعزاء الجاهلية فأعضوه بهن أبيه ولا تكنوا
As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 62:283
What is the meaning of this hadith, and is it authentic? It is known that Al-Albani said: "It was narrated by al-Tirmidhi and Ahmad"?

The Shaykh : Yes, it is authentic. The meaning of:
takes pride in the pride of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance تعزى بعزاء الجاهلية
is to boast of lineage and ancestry, because "ta'aziyah" (taking pride) means strengthening.
And his saying:
strike his father's penis and do not be vague أعضوه بهن أبيه ولا تكنوا
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 38:72
means: mention it, mention his father, meaning say to him: strike the mention of your father, is that clear?
And if he wishes, he may say it by his name known among the common people.
And this is like the saying of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) to the envoy of Quraysh at the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, he said to him: "Suck the vulva of al-Lat": "al-bathr" is the vulva, and it is a word of disparagement and insult.
Source alathar.net

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