What is the explanation of the word "يخطون" (yakhtoon) in the aforementioned noble Hadith, and can the entire Hadith be explained?
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The addresses a Companion's ignorance regarding the prohibition of speaking during prayer, followed by his questions to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, about: consulting soothsayers, which the Prophet forbade; and about omens (tatayyur), which the Prophet clarified as something people find in their hearts but should not prevent them from acting. It also mentions the Prophet's drawing lines, a practice that one of the previous prophets used to do. Scholars have unanimously agreed on forbidding this practice now, stating that it was a miracle specific to a past prophet and is not permissible to perform after him.
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