What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "She of the Two Belts"?
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The questioner : ... Nothing was mentioned.
The Shaykh : "She of the Two Belts" means the one who has two belts.
The questioner : If someone were to say ... regarding the affirmation of the Essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : We would say that the evidence for this is this established term, and what is reported as a report is broader than what is reported as a name. We have passed through this in the principles. We mentioned it before, four principles, or have you forgotten, O people of good, O my brothers? These are principles that you may not find collected together. Strive to hold onto them and do not neglect them.
The questioner : ...[Ali 'Imran 3:28].
The Shaykh : No, this "nafs" (self) ... and it will come in al-Bukhari's words.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a later technical term, and I know that the linguists differed on it; some denied it and some did not deny it. But the investigators, like the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, said it is not from the speech of the pure Arabs.
The questioner : How is it not from Arabic, or is it a coined word? And the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):[Yusuf 12:2].
The Shaykh : The word "dhat" (self) when intended to mean the soul is the one that is not from Arabic, whereas "dhat" itself is Arabic.
The Shaykh : "She of the Two Belts" means the one who has two belts.
The questioner : If someone were to say ... regarding the affirmation of the Essence of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).
The Shaykh : We would say that the evidence for this is this established term, and what is reported as a report is broader than what is reported as a name. We have passed through this in the principles. We mentioned it before, four principles, or have you forgotten, O people of good, O my brothers? These are principles that you may not find collected together. Strive to hold onto them and do not neglect them.
The questioner : ...
And Allah warns you of Himself
ويحذركم الله نفسهThe Shaykh : No, this "nafs" (self) ... and it will come in al-Bukhari's words.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a later technical term, and I know that the linguists differed on it; some denied it and some did not deny it. But the investigators, like the Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, said it is not from the speech of the pure Arabs.
The questioner : How is it not from Arabic, or is it a coined word? And the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic):
Indeed, We have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'an
إنا أنزلناه قرآنا عربياThe Shaykh : The word "dhat" (self) when intended to mean the soul is the one that is not from Arabic, whereas "dhat" itself is Arabic.