What is the original in derivation: the noun or the verb?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, all this is a discussion that has no need. The original is undoubtedly the meaning. You cannot say the verb "daraba" (to strike) unless the striking occurred from him; that is the original. So the noun (masdar) is the original. This is the view of the Basrans, and it is the truth, if Allah wills. The Kufans say: No, the original is the verb. They say that "darb" (striking) is derived from "daraba" (to strike). The correct view is the opposite. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, all this is a discussion that has no need. The original is undoubtedly the meaning. You cannot say the verb "daraba" (to strike) unless the striking occurred from him; that is the original. So the noun (masdar) is the original. This is the view of the Basrans, and it is the truth, if Allah wills. The Kufans say: No, the original is the verb. They say that "darb" (striking) is derived from "daraba" (to strike). The correct view is the opposite. Yes.