حَقright in Arabic

Example sentences

• فاعرفوا حق الْجَار

  So recognize the rights of the neighbor.

  حَقَّ — right. 'Right / due', the object of 'recognize', accusative ('-a'), and first term of an 'of' pairing — 'the right of the neighbor'. It owns the noun that follows.

  From: Abu Bakr: First Champion of Islam →

• فَذَكَرَ مِنْهَا الشِّرْكَ بِاللَّهِ، وَالسِّحْرَ، وَقَتْلَ النَّفْسِ الَّتِي حَرَّمَ اللهُ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ، وَأَكْلَ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ، وَأَكْلَ الرِّبَا، وَالتَّوَلِّيَ يَوْمَ الزَّحْفِ، وَقَذْفَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْغَافِلَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ

  He mentioned among them: associating partners with Allah, sorcery, unjust killing, consuming the wealth of an orphan, usury, fleeing from the battlefield, and falsely accusing chaste, unaware, believing women - agreed upon by scholars.

  بِالْحَقِّ — by the right. The front prefix is a 'with/by' preposition forcing the noun into the (genitive) form, 'by right', marking the just cause that forms the exception. It names the basis on which it would be permitted.

  From: What Small Worship Erases →

• فصل وَهَذِه الْأَعْمَال الْبَاطِنَة كمحبة الله وَالْإِخْلَاص لَهُ والتوكل عَلَيْهِ وَالرِّضَا عَنهُ وَنَحْو ذَلِك كلهَا مَأْمُور بهَا فِي حق الْخَاصَّة والعامة

  Section: These inner actions — such as love of Allah, sincerity to Him, reliance upon Him, and contentment with Him, and the like — are all commanded for both the elite and the common people.

  حَقِّ — regard to. First noun of an 'X of Y' pair, 'the right/case of', held in the owned form. It builds 'in the case of...', linking the command's scope to the people named next.

  From: Patience in Hard Times →

• فقال في خطبته أيها الناس القوي فيكم الضعيف عندي حتى آخذ منه الحق،

  So in his speech, he said: 'O people, the strong among you is weak to me until I take the right from him,

  الحَقَّ — the right. The 'the' makes this noun definite, 'the right / what is due', and it is the object of 'take', so it carries the accusative ending. It names exactly what the ruler will exact.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →

• والضعيف فيكم القوي عندي حتى آخذ له الحق، أطيعوني ما أطعت الله فإذا عصيت الله فلا طاعة لي عليكم

  And the weak among you is strong to me until I take his right for him. Obey me as long as I obey Allah. If I disobey Allah, then you owe me no obedience.

  الحَقَّ — the right. The 'the' makes this noun definite, 'the right / what is due', and it is the object of 'take', so it takes the accusative ending. Here the right is secured on the weak person's behalf.

  From: Obedience to God and Authority →