When is it permissible to interpret the Qur'an by linguistic usage?
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The Shaykh : If we find a word that has not been explained by the Qur'an, nor by the Sunnah, nor by the statements of the Companions, in any case we refer to the language, because the Qur'an, as Allah Mighty and Majestic said:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:195] meaning We made it meaning in the Arabic language Look at the second verse: [Ash-Shu'ara 26:198-199] Why? Because they do not understand its meaning.
The Shaykh : If we find a word that has not been explained by the Qur'an, nor by the Sunnah, nor by the statements of the Companions, in any case we refer to the language, because the Qur'an, as Allah Mighty and Majestic said:
