His statement: (So it is as if I am looking at the gleam of his ring) — does this indicate that he doubted this report?
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The questioner : Is the Companion’s statement “it is as if I” an expression of doubt...
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the meaning is “I think,” and it is an expression of certainty. That is, “it is as if I am looking at him” means that I am certain, as if I am actually looking at him, due to the strength of my certainty in it. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?
The Shaykh : No, no.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, the meaning is “I think,” and it is an expression of certainty. That is, “it is as if I am looking at him” means that I am certain, as if I am actually looking at him, due to the strength of my certainty in it. Yes.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes?