The Shaykh al-Islam’s statement: Is it metaphorical? Does he hold the view of metaphor?
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The questioner : The Shaykh’s reference to the well-known metaphorical view, even though the Shaykh...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say: The statementThe Shaykh :"or it is a well-known metaphor".
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Based on this opinion, based on the opinion of metaphor, but he holds that it is a customary reality, meaning he holds that the Arabic language expresses abstaining and spending by grasping and extending.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I say: The statementThe Shaykh :"or it is a well-known metaphor".
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. Based on this opinion, based on the opinion of metaphor, but he holds that it is a customary reality, meaning he holds that the Arabic language expresses abstaining and spending by grasping and extending.