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| إِفْكِ ْ (ifk) What does this word linguistically mean? |
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| The worst kind of lie i.e there is no hint of truth in it. |
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| is it possible for a piece of news to be Kidhbah ( كِذْبة ) but the bearer of the news not necessarily a kadhaab كَذّاب (liar)? |
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| In the qu'ran, what does the term Mu’tafika mean? |
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| In the story of the ifk,why didn't the prophet(saw) defend Aishah and proclaim that she was innocent? |
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| Because he needed evidence!!! |
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| How does the story of ifk prove that the prophet(saw) was a genuine prophet? |
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| It shows he was genuine because although he and Aisha were hurt by the story,no verses proclaiming her innocence came until after a month. |
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what's the difference between
Kasaba
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Iktasaaba? |
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Kasaba is usually used for good things(They come naturally and easily)
Iktasaaba on the other hand,is usually used for sins.They required effort to be put into it. |
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“…and as for him among them who had the greater share therein,his will be a great torment.”
Who is this verse in the Qu'ran referring to and why? |
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‘Abdullah b.‘Ubayy b. Salul
Because he didn't say Zina (only suggested it) hence he was not flogged. |
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لَّوْلَا إِذْ سَمِعْتُمُوهُ ظَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتُ بِأَنفُسِهِمْ خَيْرًا وَقَالُوا هَٰذَا إِفْكٌ مُّبِينٌ
In Ayah 12(above) what does the use of the word mubeenun( مُّبِينٌ) imply? |
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It implies that it was clear that there was no need for suspicion.
Afterall,the fact that Safwan brought Aisha back to camp in front of everyone should have served as a sign that the zina allegation was a lie.Wrong is generally conducted in secrecy not out in the open. |
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لَّوْلَا جَاءُوا عَلَيْهِ بِأَرْبَعَةِ شُهَدَاءَ ۚ فَإِذْ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بِالشُّهَدَاءِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ عِندَ اللَّهِ هُمُ الْكَاذِبُونَ
“Why did they not produce four witnesses? Since they (the slanderers)have not produced witnesses! Then with Allaah they are the liars.”
In this ayah Why is فَأُولَٰئِكَ (Faoolaik) and not فإنهم (fa inna hum) used ? |
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Because Allah is distancing himself from them.
Ulaa’ik refers to people who are far away.Faoolaik which means “they” is used here to show that Allaah ( swt)is distancing Himself from the slanderers in language, as they did a terrible thing. |
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Talaqi(تلقي)
in arabic is done with the ear;why does āyah 15 mention the tongue? |
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This is because they didn’t process the information before they started spreading the rumour.
It is like saying that it comes straight into the tongue and straight out again.The slander spread so fast that it did not go through the ears of the people. |
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يَعِظُكُمُ اللَّهُ أَن تَعُودُوا لِمِثْلِهِ أَبَدًا إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
Although this ayah can be translated as
"Allāh forbids you from it and warns you not to repeat the like of it forever, if you are believers."
What were the opinions of ibn abbas and Mujahid on the meaning of
يَعِظُكُمُ (Yaidhukum) |
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Ibn abbas sais it means "makes haram for you'
Mujahid sys it means "Allah Forbids you' |
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Ayah 19 can be translated as :
“Verily,those who like that illegal sexual intercourse should be propagated among those who believe; they will have a painful torment in this world and in the Hereafter.And Allaah knows and you know not.”
Who does this ayah refer to? |
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1. Those who started and propagated with ifk
(both hypocrites and believers).
2. The kinds of people who love to spread rumors. |
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| In ayah 21,what are believers commanded to not follow? |
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The footsteps of shaytan
Note it doesn't just say shaytan,but it says his footseps |
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