What type of badal is in "I ate a third of the loaf"?
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The questioner : I ate a third of the loaf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A third of it: a badal of the loaf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What type of badal is in "I ate a third of the loaf"?
The Shaykh : A third of the loaf?
The questioner : A third of it!
The Shaykh : Huh? The loaf?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, the meaning does not change. If we say: "I ate a third of the loaf," it becomes a badal of the whole from part.
The questioner : Does it become a badal?
The Shaykh : Yes, a badal, but what is the thing eaten if we say: "I ate part of the loaf, a third of the loaf," the loaf, huh? The thing eaten now is the whole loaf, right? That is enough, everyone. There are five minutes left, Glorified and Exalted is He. There are five minutes left. Questions now, yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : A third of it: a badal of the loaf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : What type of badal is in "I ate a third of the loaf"?
The Shaykh : A third of the loaf?
The questioner : A third of it!
The Shaykh : Huh? The loaf?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no, the meaning does not change. If we say: "I ate a third of the loaf," it becomes a badal of the whole from part.
The questioner : Does it become a badal?
The Shaykh : Yes, a badal, but what is the thing eaten if we say: "I ate part of the loaf, a third of the loaf," the loaf, huh? The thing eaten now is the whole loaf, right? That is enough, everyone. There are five minutes left, Glorified and Exalted is He. There are five minutes left. Questions now, yes?