(What he made up for) Is "ma" a negation or a relative pronoun?
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The questioner : And so
The Shaykh :Sahih al-Bukhari 7508
The questioner : Yes, and is this "ma" a negation or a relative pronoun?
The Shaykh : No, "ma" is a negation, meaning that a long time did not pass without him having mercy on them.
The questioner : Is "illa" omitted?
The Shaykh : Yes.
What he made up for
فما تلافاهThe Shaykh :
Nothing saved him then but Allah's Mercy
فما تلافاه أن رحمهThe questioner : Yes, and is this "ma" a negation or a relative pronoun?
The Shaykh : No, "ma" is a negation, meaning that a long time did not pass without him having mercy on them.
The questioner : Is "illa" omitted?
The Shaykh : Yes.