A reading from Ibn 'Aqil's commentary (may Allah have mercy on him): from his statement, with the Shaykh's commentary on it: " .
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The reader: "And it is not for anything but the present state, which is what is meant by his saying: for the present; so do not say 'Zayd is handsome-faced tomorrow or yesterday.
And he hinted at this by his saying: 'like one whose heart is pure and whose appearance is beautiful' .
The Shaykh : Yes, because if you said it for the past or the future, the meaning in the descriptive adjective would be lost, because what is intended by the descriptive adjective is?
The student: Permanence.
The Shaykh : Permanence and continuity; so if you qualify it with 'tomorrow' or 'yesterday,' this meaning is lost. Yes.
And he hinted at this by his saying: 'like one whose heart is pure and whose appearance is beautiful' .
The Shaykh : Yes, because if you said it for the past or the future, the meaning in the descriptive adjective would be lost, because what is intended by the descriptive adjective is?
The student: Permanence.
The Shaykh : Permanence and continuity; so if you qualify it with 'tomorrow' or 'yesterday,' this meaning is lost. Yes.