Do we say that analogizing silk to other forbidden things with which a person may deal is an analogy with a difference?
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The questioner : Regarding the analogy of silk to other forbidden things with which a person should not deal...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say, is there not a difference?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Between silk and some other things.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt.
The questioner : From the perspective that silk is what is taken, meaning what is eaten or drunk.
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is what he eats and drinks, and it mixes with his blood and flesh.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say, is there not a difference?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Between silk and some other things.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt.
The questioner : From the perspective that silk is what is taken, meaning what is eaten or drunk.
The Shaykh : Yes, and that is what he eats and drinks, and it mixes with his blood and flesh.