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

تَأْمُرُ بِالْعُرْفِ وَتَنْتَهِكُ حِمَاهُ
You command what is right while violating its protected bounds yourself.

Al-ʿurf means recognized right or goodness. Ḥimāh is a protected domain; tantahiku means to violate its sanctity or boundary.

The sermon now moves from misplaced preferences to overt inconsistency: demanding a standard of others while disregarding it personally.

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Enjoining Right while Violating It

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

تَأْمُرُ بِالْعُرْفِ وَتَنْتَهِكُ حِمَاهُ
You command what is right while violating its protected bounds yourself.

Al-ʿurf means recognized right or goodness. Ḥimāh is a protected domain; tantahiku means to violate its sanctity or boundary.

The sermon now moves from misplaced preferences to overt inconsistency: demanding a standard of others while disregarding it personally.