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سَبَبٌ means in Arabic

سَبَبٌ is how you say “means” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

إذا أبطأتك هموم الرزق، فاعمل بالأسباب واترك في قلبك فراغًا للثقة، فالقلق لا يزيد في الكيل حبةً واحدة

If worries about sustenance slow you down, act upon the means and leave space in your heart for trust, for anxiety does not add a single grain to the measure.

بِالْأَسْبَابِ with the means

'bi-' = 'with'; 'al-' = 'the'; 'asbab' = 'means, causes' (plural), so 'with the means'.

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More example sentences

وهكذا يُفهَمُ تنظيمُ العلمِ، ومنعُ الاعتداءِ، وصيانةُ الأموالِ والعقودِ، وتوفيرُ أسبابِ التعارفِ والرحمةِ بين الناس؛

Thus, the organization of knowledge, prevention of aggression, safeguarding of wealth and contracts, and provision of means for acquaintance and compassion among people is understood;

أَسْبَابِ means for

A broken plural, 'means / occasions,' in the -i form, owned in 'the providing of the means of...'. It itself heads a further 'of' pair with 'acquaintance and mercy': the things that bring people together.

From Five Objectives of Islamic Law

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