How does one distinguish among these verbs which indicate conjecture and which indicate certainty?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is like the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ma'arij 70:6] Do they see it as certainty, or otherwise as conjecture?
The questioner : Conjecture, naturally.
The Shaykh : Conjecture, and we see it as near.
The questioner : Certainty.
The Shaykh : Certainty, meaning scientific knowledge. It is known from the context whether, according to the original meaning, it signifies conjecture or knowledge.
The questioner : Conjecture.
The Shaykh : In the sense of conjecture,[Al-Mujadila 58:18] but it comes in the sense of knowledge, for example: "I considered piety and generosity the best trade". This is in the sense of knowledge. So the important thing is that the context is what determines that.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : This is like the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, they see it [as] distant,
إنهم يرونه بعيداً ونراه قريباًThe questioner : Conjecture, naturally.
The Shaykh : Conjecture, and we see it as near.
The questioner : Certainty.
The Shaykh : Certainty, meaning scientific knowledge. It is known from the context whether, according to the original meaning, it signifies conjecture or knowledge.
The questioner : Conjecture.
The Shaykh : In the sense of conjecture,