The People of Sham: Are They Arabs or Non-Arabs?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you. Generally, are the people of Sham non-Arabs or Arabs?
The Shaykh : Some of them are non-Arabs and some are Arabs.
The questioner : how
The Shaykh : I say some are non-Arabs and some are Arabs. Those who are from the descendants of the Romans are non-Arabs, and those who are from the descendants of the Arabs are Arabs. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : That is, whoever does not trace back to the Arab tribes is an Arab.
The Shaykh : He is an Arab. Yes, and this is what is intended. Do not think that the Arab referred to by the Shaykh al-Islam is one who speaks the Arabic language. Rather, his intention is one who is Arab by lineage, even if it is assumed that he lived in an environment where they did not know the Arabic language and his tongue became non-Arabic; he is still an Arab. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is this saying?
The Shaykh : What?
The Shaykh : Some of them are non-Arabs and some are Arabs.
The questioner : how
The Shaykh : I say some are non-Arabs and some are Arabs. Those who are from the descendants of the Romans are non-Arabs, and those who are from the descendants of the Arabs are Arabs. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : That is, whoever does not trace back to the Arab tribes is an Arab.
The Shaykh : He is an Arab. Yes, and this is what is intended. Do not think that the Arab referred to by the Shaykh al-Islam is one who speaks the Arabic language. Rather, his intention is one who is Arab by lineage, even if it is assumed that he lived in an environment where they did not know the Arabic language and his tongue became non-Arabic; he is still an Arab. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. What is this saying?
The Shaykh : What?