Discussion of the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And those who avoid the taghut so as not to worship it, and who turn back to Allah, for them is the good news. So give good news to My servants.”
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The Shaykh : So, I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed Shaytan. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: [Az-Zumar 39:17] What is the meaning of ?
The student: … the worship of the taghut, which is what is worshipped other than Allah, and He is pleased with it.
The Shaykh : Yes, good. And what is the meaning of?
The student: They kept away.
The Shaykh : They kept away from it. What is the grammatical position of, Khalid?
The student: A comprehensive substitute (badal ishtimal).
The Shaykh : A badal of inclusion? How many types of badal are there?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : What are they?
The student: Inclusion, part.
Another student: Clarification?
The Shaykh : No.
The student: Badal of error, badal of inclusion, badal of the whole for the whole, and badal of the part.
The Shaykh : How many are these?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : Five. Ibn Malik said:
MUTĀBIQAN AW BA‘ḌAN AW MĀ YASHTAMIL ‘ALAYHI YULFĀ AW KAMA‘ṬŪFIN BI-
Four, is there a badal of the whole from the part?
The student: According to a view.
The Shaykh : According to a view.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. “In Sijistan, Talha is the date palm”. Good. His saying, Exalted is He: I think this is the beginning of the lesson?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what contradicts.
But those who have avoided Taghut, lest they worship it, and turned back to Allah - for them are good tidings
وَالَّذِينَ اجْتَنَبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ أَنْ يَعْبُدُوهَا وَأَنَابُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ لَهُمُ الْبُشْرَىThose who avoid the taghut
الذين اجتنبوا الطاغوتAvoid the taghut
اجتنبوا الطاغوتThe student: … the worship of the taghut, which is what is worshipped other than Allah, and He is pleased with it.
The Shaykh : Yes, good. And what is the meaning of
Avoid
اجتنبواThe student: They kept away.
The Shaykh : They kept away from it. What is the grammatical position of
from worshipping them
أن يعبدوهاAvoid the taghut so as not to worship it
اجتنبوا الطاغوت أن يعبدوهاThe student: A comprehensive substitute (badal ishtimal).
The Shaykh : A badal of inclusion? How many types of badal are there?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : What are they?
The student: Inclusion, part.
Another student: Clarification?
The Shaykh : No.
The student: Badal of error, badal of inclusion, badal of the whole for the whole, and badal of the part.
The Shaykh : How many are these?
The student: Four.
The Shaykh : Five. Ibn Malik said:
MUTĀBIQAN AW BA‘ḌAN AW MĀ YASHTAMIL ‘ALAYHI YULFĀ AW KAMA‘ṬŪFIN BI-
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بَلFour, is there a badal of the whole from the part?
The student: According to a view.
The Shaykh : According to a view.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. “In Sijistan, Talha is the date palm”. Good. His saying, Exalted is He:
And those who avoid the taghut so as not to worship it
والذين اجتنبوا الطاغوت أن يعبدوهاThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, what contradicts.