On His saying, the Exalted: “They put their fingers in their ears.”
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding His saying, the Exalted: [Al-Baqarah 2:19] If it is said that the verse employs a rhetorical style where the whole is mentioned to mean the part, does that necessarily imply it is a metaphor?
The Shaykh : Which one?? No, it is not necessary, because everyone knows that “their fingers” does not mean all of their fingers.
The questioner : But if it is said that the whole was mentioned to mean the part?
The Shaykh : Yes, for the sake of exaggeration; it is not that the whole was mentioned to mean the part. Is the time up?
They put their fingers in their ears
يجعلون أصابعهم في آذانهم..The Shaykh : Which one?
They put their fingers
يجعلون أصابهمThe questioner : But if it is said that the whole was mentioned to mean the part?
The Shaykh : Yes, for the sake of exaggeration; it is not that the whole was mentioned to mean the part. Is the time up?