8 – At-Ta’deeb (chastisement) like in His Qawl Ta’Aalaa:
An-nahi (the Forbiddance)
The meaning of An-Nahi:
The Nahi is the Talab (request) to leave or to not do the action ‘Alaa Sabeel Al-Isti’laa’i (upon the sense or basis that it has come from a higher authority). The Seeghat un-Nahi (form of forbiddance) in the Arabic language is: Laa Taf’al or Laa Yaf’al) like has come in his Qawl (swt):
Do not eat (consume/devour) Ribaa (usury) (Aali ‘Imraan 130).
And it is like the statement of the Messenger of Allah (saw): “If the strap between the toes of the sandal breaks then he (the person) should not walk (Laa Yamshi) with only one sandal until he has fixed the strap of the other” (Saheeh Muslim).
Just as the Seeghat ul-Amr (command form) has many meanings the Seeghat un-Nahi (form of forbiddance) also has a number of meanings which include:
1 – At-Tahreem (prohibition) and that is like has come in the Qawl of Allah Ta’Aalaa
And do not spy on or backbite each other (Al-Hujuraat 12).
2 – Al-Karaahah (dislike) like in the statement of the Messenger of Allah (saw):
Do not give permission to the one who does not initiate with the Salaam (Al-Baihaqi).
3 – At-Tahqeer (disdain, disparagement) and an example of this is His Qawl Ta’Aalaa:
And do not extend your eyes in longing for the things We have given for enjoyment to various groups of them (TaHa 131).
4 – Explanation of the ‘Aaqibah (consequence) and an example of this is His Qawl (swt):
And never think that Allah is unheedful of what the wrongdoers (oppressors) do (Ibraheem 42).
5 – Ad-Du’aa (supplication) like in His Qawl (swt):
Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the oppressors (Younus 85).
6 – Al-Irshaad (guidance/direction) like in His speech Ta’Aalaa:
O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you (Al-Maa’idah 101).
7 – At-Ta’yees (despair/hopelessness) like in His Qawl (swt):
It will be said in the Hereafter) O you who disbelieve, make no excuses this Day! You are being requited only for what you used to do (At-Tahreem 7).
And do not confer favour seeking to acquire more (Al-Mudaththir 6).
All of these meanings establish the Seeghat un-Nahi (form of forbiddance) which indicates that the Seeghat un-Nahi is utilised in a number of meanings. That is because the Nahi relates in reality to the request to leave or to not do something, however it does not indicate At-Tahreem (prohibition) or Al-Irshaad (guidance/direction) or Al-Karaahah (dislike) or anything else except by way of a Qaree