A person said, “I endowed this thing for my descendants.” Is there no evidence for the exclusion of the daughters’ sons?
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The questioner : A person said, “I endowed this thing for my descendants.” Is there no evidence for the exclusion of the daughters’ sons?
The Shaykh : The evidence for this is the language, and they are the children of all. If the understood meaning is that it is a customary reality, then the customary reality in people’s speech takes precedence over the linguistic reality. But I do not think that when people say “my descendants,” they intend to exclude the daughters’ sons. He says:
Our sons are the sons of our sons and daughters, and their sons, and the sons of our fathers.
The Shaykh : The evidence for this is the language, and they are the children of all. If the understood meaning is that it is a customary reality, then the customary reality in people’s speech takes precedence over the linguistic reality. But I do not think that when people say “my descendants,” they intend to exclude the daughters’ sons. He says:
Our sons are the sons of our sons and daughters, and their sons, and the sons of our fathers.