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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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On His saying, the Exalted: “And that there were men from among the humans who sought protection with men from the jinn, and it only increased them in ruin.” Here we have two mentioned nouns and two pronouns, one being the subject.

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The student: Shaykh, His saying, the Exalted:
and it only increased them in ruin فزادوهم رهقا
.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student:
And there were men from mankind وأنه كان رجال من الإنس
[Al-Jinn 72:6]
.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: Now we have two mentioned nouns and two pronouns, one being the subject and one being the object.

The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: How do we apply the rule that a pronoun refers to the nearest mentioned noun? We have two mentioned nouns and two pronouns?

The Shaykh : Yes, this meaning is specified: they sought protection with these jinn to make them safe.
Source alathar.net

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