حَق right in Arabic
حَق is how you say “right” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.