يَجِبُmust

Example sentences

• يَجِبُ تقديمُ مسحِ الوجهِ على مسحِ اليدين؛ فلو عَكَسَ ناسيًا لم يصحّ على المذهب

  The wiping of the face must precede the wiping of the hands; if reversed inadvertently, it is not valid according to the school of thought.

  يَجِبُ — must. 'is obligatory,' a verb stating a duty. Its subject, the action-noun 'putting-first,' follows; together: it is required that the face-wipe come before the hands-wipe. Verb first, then what is required.

  From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →

• ويجب نزعُه في الثانية؛ لأنّ الترابَ لا يدخلُ تحتَه

  It must be removed in the second strike because the dust does not enter beneath it.

  وَيَجِبُ — and it must. 'and it is obligatory' — the duty-verb, contrasting with 'recommended' just before. Its subject, 'its removal,' follows: now taking off the ring is required, not merely advised. The shift from sunnah to duty hangs on the next words.

  From: The Practice of Earth Cleansing →

• يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَى وِفْقِ مَا شَرَعَهُ اللَّهُ،

  It must be in accordance with what God has legislated.

  يَجِبُ — it must. An impersonal verb of obligation, 'it must / is obligatory', with no real personal subject — it states a duty in general. It heads the sentence and sets up a 'that ...' clause to spell out what is required. The form lays down a binding rule rather than reporting an event.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →

• وَيَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونُوا عَلَى مَعْرِفَةٍ بِهِ،

  And they must be knowledgeable about it.

  وَيَجِبُ — and must. The connector wa- ('and') fused onto an impersonal verb of obligation 'it must'. The wa- adds a second duty alongside the first, and the verb again states a general requirement with no personal subject. It sets up another 'that ...' clause spelling out what is obligatory.

  From: How the Companions Preserved Hadith →

• بَلْ يَجِبُ أَنْ يَكُونَ اللَّهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَى الْعَبْدِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

  Rather, God must be more beloved to the servant than anything else.

  يَجِبُ — it must. A present-tense verb used impersonally to mean 'it is necessary, must'. It has no personal subject; instead the obligation falls on the clause it introduces. It sets up a requirement, with the actual content of what must be supplied in the following 'that' clause.

  From: Faith and Worship →

• وَمَا قُدِرَ مِنَ الْمُصِيبَاتِ يَجِبُ الاِسْتِسْلَامُ لَهُ

  One must accept whatever calamities have been decreed.

  يَجِبُ — must. An impersonal present verb 'it is obligatory', expressing duty with no personal subject — the obligation simply 'is incumbent'. What is required is named afterward as a noun, so the verb sets up 'there must be …'.

  From: Patience Under Decree →