What is the explanation of Al-Suhayli's statement regarding the story of Jabir's camel, in which he mentioned an allusion to Allah's reviving Jabir's father and speaking to him, and linking it to the noble verse, "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties," and interpreting that the soul is like a riding animal?
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Al-Suhaili stated that the Prophetic narration about the Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him, buying Jabir’s camel, then returning it to him along with its price, contains an indication that Allah brought Jabir’s father back to life and spoke to him, combining for him both Paradise and the soul. Just as the soul is a person’s mount, so too is the camel his mount. This is an imaginative and beautiful conjecture, but it cannot be asserted with certainty.
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