Is the word "Haninan" in the mentioned Hadith a metaphor for relief or for people?
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The phrase "hanīn" in the is a metonymy for their persons, as mentioned by Ibn al-Athir in "Al-Nihayah fi Gharib al-Hadith wa al-Athar" and Abu Musa al-Madini in "Gharibih." This was also stated in "Taj al-Arous Sharh al-Qamus al-Muhit," with "hanun" pluralized as "hanīn" similar to a sound plural.
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