Is there a difference between the wording (fa-staqim) and (thumma staqim)?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : We have Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in the Arba'in: and perhaps it is another wording
The questioner : Is the issue here with "thumma"?
The Shaykh : No, there is no issue. It indicates delay, meaning "be steadfast always." ... In any case, there is no difference. The intended meaning is steadfastness after faith, because steadfastness is not possible without faith.
The Shaykh : We have
So be steadfast
فاستقمThen be steadfast
ثم استقمThe questioner : Is the issue here with "thumma"?
The Shaykh : No, there is no issue. It indicates delay, meaning "be steadfast always." ... In any case, there is no difference. The intended meaning is steadfastness after faith, because steadfastness is not possible without faith.