How do we distinguish between genus, species, and number?
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The questioner : What is the order of genus, species, and number?
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And number, and how does prohibition and obligation combine in number, and how do we distinguish between species and number, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Genus: the word "prayer" is a genus that includes both obligatory and voluntary prayers. Okay, the obligatory is a species, a species of prayer. The midday prayer is a specific individual obligation, meaning it is specific to it. Did you understand now? Yes. For example, we say "grain" is a genus that includes all grains, such as corn, wheat, barley, lentils, or anything else. Wheat is a species, a species of this genus. Barley is a more specific species, and so on. So, the general thing under which species fall is what we call a genus. The species under which individuals fall is what we call a species. And the individual is known by its specific identity. Now, the question is for those who are present, because the guests have already had their turn.
The Shaykh : And what else?
The questioner : And number, and how does prohibition and obligation combine in number, and how do we distinguish between species and number, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Genus: the word "prayer" is a genus that includes both obligatory and voluntary prayers. Okay, the obligatory is a species, a species of prayer. The midday prayer is a specific individual obligation, meaning it is specific to it. Did you understand now? Yes. For example, we say "grain" is a genus that includes all grains, such as corn, wheat, barley, lentils, or anything else. Wheat is a species, a species of this genus. Barley is a more specific species, and so on. So, the general thing under which species fall is what we call a genus. The species under which individuals fall is what we call a species. And the individual is known by its specific identity. Now, the question is for those who are present, because the guests have already had their turn.