The Meaning of the Word "Namus"
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The questioner : Refer back to it.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It says: "The word 'namus' follows the pattern fa'ul. Its plural is 'nawawis.' It refers to the cemetery of the Christians, or it is said to be a wooden box or similar container in which the Christians place the body of the deceased." This is the end of the quote from *al-Mishbah al-Munir*.
The Shaykh : Well done. May Allah reward you. Please, go ahead.
The Reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Imam al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *al-Iqtida' al-Mustaqim*: "Also, if a buyer of intoxicants has paid the price and taken possession of the goods, and then asks for the price to be returned to him, the more correct view is that the price should not be returned to him, and it is not permissible for the seller to do so."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... This is as if we are stopping at the point where we understood Ahmad's original position in these issues.
The Reader: No, the one before that, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: From here.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: We stopped at what I read.
The Shaykh : Before what I said.
The reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : The place where we read, so this is it.
The reciter: Yes
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: No, yes, we stopped there.
The Shaykh : On this.
The reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : Okay, and something like this.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It says: "The word 'namus' follows the pattern fa'ul. Its plural is 'nawawis.' It refers to the cemetery of the Christians, or it is said to be a wooden box or similar container in which the Christians place the body of the deceased." This is the end of the quote from *al-Mishbah al-Munir*.
The Shaykh : Well done. May Allah reward you. Please, go ahead.
The Reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. And may Allah send prayers and blessings upon His servant and messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Imam al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his book *al-Iqtida' al-Mustaqim*: "Also, if a buyer of intoxicants has paid the price and taken possession of the goods, and then asks for the price to be returned to him, the more correct view is that the price should not be returned to him, and it is not permissible for the seller to do so."
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Ah?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : ... This is as if we are stopping at the point where we understood Ahmad's original position in these issues.
The Reader: No, the one before that, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: From here.
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: We stopped at what I read.
The Shaykh : Before what I said.
The reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : The place where we read, so this is it.
The reciter: Yes
The Shaykh : Ah?
The Reader: No, yes, we stopped there.
The Shaykh : On this.
The reader: Yes, exactly
The Shaykh : Okay, and something like this.