Page 211 - Tafsir of surat at tawba repentance

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“Hajj to the House (the Ka‘bah) is an obligation to Allaah on all people
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(an-naas) who are able to find a way there.”

The generality of “all people” is specified by the adjectival clause following it.

Expressions of Takhsees

Takhsees (specification of the general) is accomplished by specifying words
or phrases found either within the general statements themselves or outside of
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them. The five types which occur within general statements are as follows:

1. Istithnaa (exception):
In this case the general law is followed by a preposition

of exception and a clause or phrase which qualifies it. A good example can be
seen in the following verse:

ÇÚö‘F{$# ’Îû tböqyèó¡tƒur ¼ã&s!qߙu‘ur ©!$# tbqç/͑$ptä† tûïÏ%©!$# (#ätÂt“y_ $yJ¯RÎ) )

A#»n=Åz ô`ÏiB Nßgè=ã_ö‘r&ur óOÎgƒÏ‰÷ƒr& yì©Üs)è? ÷rr& (#þqç6¯=|Áム÷rr& (#þqè=­Gs)ムbr& #·Š$|¡sù

’Îû óOßgs9ur ( $u‹÷R‘‰9$# ’Îû ӓ÷“Åz óOßgs9 šÏ9ºsŒ 4 ÇÚö‘F{$# šÆÏB (#öqxÿYム÷rr&

(#râ‘ωø)s? br& È@ö6s% `ÏB (#qç/$s? šúïÏ%©!$# žwÎ) ÇÌÌÈ íOŠÏàtã ë>#x‹tã ÍotÅzFy$#

( ÇÌÍÈ ÒO‹Ïm§‘ ֑qàÿxî ©!$# žcr& (#þqßJn=÷æ$$sù ( öNÍköŽn=tã

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Soorah Aal ‘Imraan (3):97.
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Al-Itqaan, vol. 3, pp. 46-7.

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