When does a text become a specifier or a qualifier of a general text?
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The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It becomes a specifier when it differs from the general ruling, meaning, for example:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 419Da'if (Darussalam).
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It comes as a specifier in the prayer after Fajr.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is called specification.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if someone says to you: "Give Zayd whatever you wish," and then says "Give Zayd one hundred," this is not called a qualifier of "whatever you wish"! This is a part of "whatever you wish."
The questioner : Hmm.
The Shaykh : This is called a part of the parts of the general text, not a specifier or a qualifier.
The questioner : And it is not called a clarifier of the general text either?
The Shaykh : Yes, which surah is it?
The questioner : Al-Baqarah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter of extreme precision regarding when the lesser becomes a specifier of the greater.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What is the number of the verse?
The questioner : The verse, O Shaykh, is the first one, two hundred and twenty-six:[Al-Baqarah 2:236].
The Shaykh : Is the verse before or after?
The questioner : Yes, yes, a moment, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh[Al-Baqarah 2:228], [Al-Baqarah 2:226] before.
The questioner : After it, O Shaykh, after after , oh, excuse me, O Shaykh, I made a mistake, it is thirty-seven.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Because, glory be to Allah, when I went back, it was twenty-seven or thirty-six.
The Shaykh : He mentions the verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:241].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn Kathir says: "And those who hold that the gift (matt) is obligatory for every divorced woman, whether she is entrusted with her own affairs or has a fixed mahr, or is divorced before consummation, or has been consummated with, have cited this verse as evidence. This is a view attributed to al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is the view of Sa'id ibn Jubayr and others of the Salaf, and it was chosen by Ibn Jarir. And those who do not make it obligatory in all cases specify this generality by the implication of His saying (Exalted is He):[Al-Baqarah 2:236]. And the first group responded that this is from the category of mentioning some of the individuals of the generality, so there is no specification according to the well-known stated view, and Allah knows best."
The questioner : Yes, glory be to Allah, this, O Shaykh, I mean, glory be to Allah, it is strange that it escapes Shaykh Ahmad, I mean, but knowledge! May Allah honor you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : It becomes a specifier when it differs from the general ruling, meaning, for example:
There is no Salat after Al-Fajr
لا صلاة بعد الفجرThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It comes as a specifier in the prayer after Fajr.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : This is called specification.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : But if someone says to you: "Give Zayd whatever you wish," and then says "Give Zayd one hundred," this is not called a qualifier of "whatever you wish"! This is a part of "whatever you wish."
The questioner : Hmm.
The Shaykh : This is called a part of the parts of the general text, not a specifier or a qualifier.
The questioner : And it is not called a clarifier of the general text either?
The Shaykh : Yes, which surah is it?
The questioner : Al-Baqarah, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a matter of extreme precision regarding when the lesser becomes a specifier of the greater.
The questioner : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What is the number of the verse?
The questioner : The verse, O Shaykh, is the first one, two hundred and twenty-six:
There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched
لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّThe Shaykh : Is the verse
Divorce is twice
الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِThe questioner : Yes, yes, a moment, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh
Divorced women remain in waiting for three periods
وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ بِأَنْفُسِهِنَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍFor those who swear not to have sexual relations with their wives
لِلَّذِينَ يُؤْلُونَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْThe questioner : After it, O Shaykh, after
Divorce is twice
الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِAnd the divorced women shall wait for themselves...
وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتُ يَتَرَبَّصْنَ ...The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : Because, glory be to Allah, when I went back, it was twenty-seven or thirty-six.
The Shaykh : He mentions the verse:
And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable - a duty upon the righteous.
وَلِلْمُطَلَّقَاتِ مَتَاعٌ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُتَّقِينَThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ibn Kathir says: "And those who hold that the gift (matt) is obligatory for every divorced woman, whether she is entrusted with her own affairs or has a fixed mahr, or is divorced before consummation, or has been consummated with, have cited this verse as evidence. This is a view attributed to al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him), and it is the view of Sa'id ibn Jubayr and others of the Salaf, and it was chosen by Ibn Jarir. And those who do not make it obligatory in all cases specify this generality by the implication of His saying (Exalted is He):
There is no blame upon you if you divorce women you have not touched nor specified for them an obligation. But give them [a gift of] compensation - the wealthy according to his capability and the poor according to his capability - a provision according to what is acceptable, a duty upon the doers of good.
لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ مَا لَمْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ أَوْ تَفْرِضُوا لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى الْمُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُ وَعَلَى الْمُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُ مَتَاعًا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمُحْسِنِينَThe questioner : Yes, glory be to Allah, this, O Shaykh, I mean, glory be to Allah, it is strange that it escapes Shaykh Ahmad, I mean, but knowledge! May Allah honor you, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
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