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What is the meaning of Ibn al-Qayyim’s words: “His merchandise in the sciences is meager, and he is far from delusion and delirium. The vulnerabilities of creation and then their blood and their rights have hastened from him to the Judge,” with clarification of the meaning of the words “zaj” and “furuj al-khalq,” and does the latter mean the human private part?

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"Al-Zaja'": Penetrating into a matter. "Al-Bida'ah al-Muzjaah": A small quantity that has not been fully rectified. As for "al-furooj" in the poetic verses, it refers to the private parts of people. The poet means that private parts, blood, and rights complain about the words of the ignorant quack regarding their rulings.

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