Arabic vocabulary
مَصْلَحَةٌ is how you say “benefit” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فكلُّ ما حفِظَ هذه الأصولَ فهو مصلحةٌ،
Anything that preserves these principles is a benefit.
مَصْلَحَةٌ — a benefit. 'a benefit / good,' indefinite (the -un), the predicate of that verb-less statement: 'X is a benefit.' Anything serving the five foundations counts, by definition, as a recognized good.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →فإذا تعارضت مصلحتان قُدِّمَت أرجحُهما،
If two benefits conflict, the one with greater weight should be prioritized.
مَصْلَحَتَانِ — two benefits. The dual ending '-ani' carries 'exactly two' — 'two benefits' — the subject of 'clashed.' Two goods that cannot both be had; Arabic folds the 'two' into the noun's ending.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →OpenArabic teaches words like مَصْلَحَةٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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