What is meant by "saw" in the hadith (Whoever among you sees an evil, let him change it...)? Is it visual sight or knowledge?
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The questioner : You say, Sahih Muslim 49a Is the vision here by knowledge or by the meaning of visual sight?
The Shaykh : "Let him change it with his hand" indicates that the intended meaning is visual sight.
The questioner : It is not knowledge.
The Shaykh : I say, no, the apparent intended meaning is visual sight, but knowledge is broader. That is, if you make the intended meaning knowledge, it becomes broader. However, what weakens the idea that the intended meaning is knowledge is that it was not made the object of two verbs, but only one object: "Whoever saw."
The questioner : It raises the subject and makes the predicate the object.
The Shaykh : All of us.
The questioner : on ...
The Shaykh : Well done.
He who amongst you sees something abominable should modify it
من رأى منكم منكرا فليغيرهThe Shaykh : "Let him change it with his hand" indicates that the intended meaning is visual sight.
The questioner : It is not knowledge.
The Shaykh : I say, no, the apparent intended meaning is visual sight, but knowledge is broader. That is, if you make the intended meaning knowledge, it becomes broader. However, what weakens the idea that the intended meaning is knowledge is that it was not made the object of two verbs, but only one object: "Whoever saw."
The questioner : It raises the subject and makes the predicate the object.
The Shaykh : All of us.
The questioner : on ...
The Shaykh : Well done.