LessonsThe Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory ConductQuiz

وَمُغَالَاةُ الصَّدُقَاتِ آثَرُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ مُوَالَاةِ الصَّدَقَاتِ
You prefer excessive elevation of dowries to maintaining a steady practice of charity.

The first ṣaduqāt refers to marriage dower payments; the second ṣadaqāt is charitable giving. Mughālāh means excess or overvaluation, while muwālāh denotes continuation or succession.

The criticism contrasts extravagant expenditure with sustained generosity, not merely two similar-sounding words.

Mughālāh / muwālāh are verbal nouns contrasting excess with continuity.

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Dowries versus Continuing Charity

The Ṣanʿāʾ Maqāmah: Missed Goodness, Competing Priorities, and Contradictory Conduct

وَمُغَالَاةُ الصَّدُقَاتِ آثَرُ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ مُوَالَاةِ الصَّدَقَاتِ
You prefer excessive elevation of dowries to maintaining a steady practice of charity.

The first ṣaduqāt refers to marriage dower payments; the second ṣadaqāt is charitable giving. Mughālāh means excess or overvaluation, while muwālāh denotes continuation or succession.

The criticism contrasts extravagant expenditure with sustained generosity, not merely two similar-sounding words.

Mughālāh / muwālāh are verbal nouns contrasting excess with continuity.