Reading a research paper on the meaning of the word "waraq" in the language.
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The questioner : I will read, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, read. This is the benefit we mentioned regarding whether "riqah" refers specifically to struck coins or is a general term. I told you that Ibn Hazm said it is a general term, and I have not seen anyone else say so, but Brother Ahmad ... says that some of the linguists have spoken on this. So now his research is to be read to us; it is a short research paper.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of messengers. As for what follows, this is a research paper I have compiled based on the words transmitted by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen (may Allah preserve him and benefit us and his students through him, and gather him and his students with those He loves). The Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) mentioned that Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) said that "waraq" is a name for silver, whether struck or unstruck, and that this is a strong view.
The Shaykh : Come sit next to me. Come. Some writings can only be read by the one who wrote them, and some writings can only be read by the one who wrote them in the place where he wrote them.
The questioner : And he said this is a strong view in refutation, if a supporting view is found in the language. I have undertaken to collect the words of some scholars, and I ask Allah to make it pure for His face and to make it beneficial.
First, Abu 'Ubaydah (may Allah have mercy on him), as transmitted by al-Azhari in "Tahdhib al-Lughat" [9/289], who said: "Abu 'Ubaydah said: Waraq is silver, whether it was struck as dirhams or not." Al-Azhari died in the year 370 of the Hijrah.
Second, Qadi 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) on pages [283-284] transmitted in his book "Mashariq al-Anwar 'ala Sahih al-Athar" (may Allah have mercy on him), saying: "Al-Harawi said: Riqah and waraq refer specifically to dirhams. Waraq with an open 'waw' refers to all wealth. Others said: Waraq refers specifically to struck coins, and riqah refers to silver, whether struck or unstruck. It was also said that both terms are used for struck and unstruck coins. Riqah is the same as waraq, but it is a derivative; its root is waraqah." End of the required text. Third, al-Baghawi the exegete ...
The Shaykh : Its root is wiraqah, like wu'adah.
The questioner : Wiraqah?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Its root is "wiraqah" End of the required text.
Third: Al-Baghawi the exegete (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his exegesis "Ma'alim al-Tanzil" on [5/160], regarding His saying[Al-Kahf 18:19] He said: "Amr, Hamzah, and Abu Bakr recited it as "biwirqakum" with a sukun on the ra, and the others with a kasrah. Both meanings are the same, and it is silver, whether struck or unstruck." End of the required text.
Fourth: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Qummi, the author of the exegesis "Gharib al-Qur'an wa Ragha'ib al-Furqan", which is a marginal note on al-Tabari's exegesis, on volume [7/117], said: "Waraq is silver, whether struck or unstruck."
Fifth: Ibn Hajar said in "Fath al-Bari" [6/376]: "His saying: 'And in riqah, with a kasrah on the ra and a tashil on the qaf, is pure silver, whether it was struck or unstruck.' It was said that its root is waraq, so the waw was deleted and a ha was substituted. It was also said that it is used for both gold and silver."
Sixth: Ibn Hajar said in "al-Fath" [4/442]: "His saying: 'Gold for waraq is riba, except for this and that.' Waraq is silver, and it is with an open waw and a kasrah on the ra, or with a sukun on the ra according to the famous view. It is permissible to open the waw. It was said that with a kasrah on the waw it means struck coins, and with an open waw it means wealth. The intended meaning is all types of silver, whether struck or unstruck." End of the required text.
Seventh: Likewise, al-Shawkani in "Nayl al-Awtar" [4/146] said: "His saying: 'In riqah, it is pure silver, whether it was struck or unstruck.'" End of the required text.
This is what we intended to collect from the words of some linguists and hadith commentators, and Allah knows best.
Abu Hind Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Bakur.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless Abu Hind.
No, from the words of the linguists, hadith scholars, and exegetes ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, read. This is the benefit we mentioned regarding whether "riqah" refers specifically to struck coins or is a general term. I told you that Ibn Hazm said it is a general term, and I have not seen anyone else say so, but Brother Ahmad ... says that some of the linguists have spoken on this. So now his research is to be read to us; it is a short research paper.
The questioner : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the noblest of messengers. As for what follows, this is a research paper I have compiled based on the words transmitted by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-Uthaymeen (may Allah preserve him and benefit us and his students through him, and gather him and his students with those He loves). The Shaykh (may Allah preserve him) mentioned that Ibn Hazm (may Allah have mercy on him) said that "waraq" is a name for silver, whether struck or unstruck, and that this is a strong view.
The Shaykh : Come sit next to me. Come. Some writings can only be read by the one who wrote them, and some writings can only be read by the one who wrote them in the place where he wrote them.
The audience laughed
ضحك الحضورThe questioner : And he said this is a strong view in refutation, if a supporting view is found in the language. I have undertaken to collect the words of some scholars, and I ask Allah to make it pure for His face and to make it beneficial.
First, Abu 'Ubaydah (may Allah have mercy on him), as transmitted by al-Azhari in "Tahdhib al-Lughat" [9/289], who said: "Abu 'Ubaydah said: Waraq is silver, whether it was struck as dirhams or not." Al-Azhari died in the year 370 of the Hijrah.
Second, Qadi 'Iyad (may Allah have mercy on him) on pages [283-284] transmitted in his book "Mashariq al-Anwar 'ala Sahih al-Athar" (may Allah have mercy on him), saying: "Al-Harawi said: Riqah and waraq refer specifically to dirhams. Waraq with an open 'waw' refers to all wealth. Others said: Waraq refers specifically to struck coins, and riqah refers to silver, whether struck or unstruck. It was also said that both terms are used for struck and unstruck coins. Riqah is the same as waraq, but it is a derivative; its root is waraqah." End of the required text. Third, al-Baghawi the exegete ...
The Shaykh : Its root is wiraqah, like wu'adah.
The questioner : Wiraqah?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Its root is "wiraqah" End of the required text.
Third: Al-Baghawi the exegete (may Allah have mercy on him) said in his exegesis "Ma'alim al-Tanzil" on [5/160], regarding His saying
So send one of you with this silver coin of yours
فابعثوا أحدكم بورِقكم هذهFourth: Muhammad ibn al-Husayn al-Qummi, the author of the exegesis "Gharib al-Qur'an wa Ragha'ib al-Furqan", which is a marginal note on al-Tabari's exegesis, on volume [7/117], said: "Waraq is silver, whether struck or unstruck."
Fifth: Ibn Hajar said in "Fath al-Bari" [6/376]: "His saying: 'And in riqah, with a kasrah on the ra and a tashil on the qaf, is pure silver, whether it was struck or unstruck.' It was said that its root is waraq, so the waw was deleted and a ha was substituted. It was also said that it is used for both gold and silver."
Sixth: Ibn Hajar said in "al-Fath" [4/442]: "His saying: 'Gold for waraq is riba, except for this and that.' Waraq is silver, and it is with an open waw and a kasrah on the ra, or with a sukun on the ra according to the famous view. It is permissible to open the waw. It was said that with a kasrah on the waw it means struck coins, and with an open waw it means wealth. The intended meaning is all types of silver, whether struck or unstruck." End of the required text.
Seventh: Likewise, al-Shawkani in "Nayl al-Awtar" [4/146] said: "His saying: 'In riqah, it is pure silver, whether it was struck or unstruck.'" End of the required text.
This is what we intended to collect from the words of some linguists and hadith commentators, and Allah knows best.
Abu Hind Ahmad ibn Yahya ibn Bakur.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless Abu Hind.
No, from the words of the linguists, hadith scholars, and exegetes ... .