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What is the ruling on saying "get off my sky" and similar phrases that use the word "my sky" (samāʾī) to mean my heaven?

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The phrase "hal samai" means "leave me" or "go away from me." The speaker intends to exaggerate the distance, as anything that is above a person and shades them is considered "sama'" (sky), such as the roof of a house, and similarly, the sky that covers the earth. The intention, therefore, is for the addressed person to distance themselves from everything that shades the speaker. A servant (of God) must restrain their tongue, be forbearing, and abandon anger and haste.

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