Is the prohibition in the saying of Allah the Exalted, "And they shall not strike their feet," for the purpose of prohibition?
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The student: ...His saying ?
The Shaykh : Yes, the prohibition is for the purpose of prohibition, and for this reason He said:[An-Nur 24:31].
The student: ...
The Shaykh : If we take the lam as indicating the cause, that is possible, because if you take it as indicating the cause, its meaning is intention: do not do such and such for such and such.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, if a thing is forbidden and the cause is not mentioned here, then it is taken at its apparent meaning, and it is not possible for someone to say, "I will eat carrion, but I do not intend to eat carrion." We would say this does not benefit him. Allah did not say, "Carrion is forbidden to you because of your intention to eat it," but if the ruling is explained with a cause, then we base it on the intention.
And they shall not strike
ولا يضربنThe Shaykh : Yes, the prohibition is for the purpose of prohibition, and for this reason He said:
turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers
توبوا إلى الله جميعا أيها المؤمنونThe student: ...
The Shaykh : If we take the lam as indicating the cause, that is possible, because if you take it as indicating the cause, its meaning is intention: do not do such and such for such and such.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, if a thing is forbidden and the cause is not mentioned here, then it is taken at its apparent meaning, and it is not possible for someone to say, "I will eat carrion, but I do not intend to eat carrion." We would say this does not benefit him. Allah did not say, "Carrion is forbidden to you because of your intention to eat it," but if the ruling is explained with a cause, then we base it on the intention.