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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the phrase "khabat 'ashwa'"?

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The questioner : Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : What is "khabat 'ashwa'"?

The Shaykh : The "ashwa" is one that cannot see; you find the one stumbling about not knowing what he is doing.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : No, no, the "ashwa" is the blind eye, or its owner. The meaning is that this "ashwa" is one that cannot see, so you find its owner, for example, groping around, falling on a snake, falling on... falling on thorns.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : A camel? If he means a camel, I may not know, as the original source is... but the "ashwa" is one that cannot see.

The questioner : ... the foundation of its construction...

The Shaykh : If we say "on the pattern of a spider's web," this is the spider's web, and it is weaker than that.

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : By Allah, what? Hmm?

The questioner : ... it is weaker than a spider's web.

The Shaykh : I do not know, by Allah, but I truly do not like it, I do not like it, because as long as it is in the Qur'an
And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider وإن أوهن البيوت لبيت العنكبوت
[Al-'Ankabut 29:41]
that is

The questioner : ...

The questioner : ... the thing being compared...

The Shaykh : The thing being compared in the Qur'an?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : The idols, the worship of idols,
The example of those who take allies other than Allah is like that of the spider who takes a home. And indeed, the weakest of homes is the home of the spider مثل الذين اتخذوا من دون الله أولياء كمثل العنكبوت اتخذت بيتا وإن أوهن البيوت لبيت العنكبوت
[Al-'Ankabut 29:41]
these idols are like beliefs, the false idols are like beliefs, and by Allah, in my opinion, we should delete them; it is better to do so as long as there is a doubt.
Source alathar.net

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