لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ
If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would suffer hardship. (Al-Hujurat 49:7)
The imperfect form can present conduct as a repeated or continuing possibility rather than a single instant. The source discussion uses this to explain continuity across occasions in the relevant context.
Such a reading arises from the surrounding condition and discourse; it is not an automatic meaning of every imperfect verb.
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Conclusion: Departing from the Apparent Demands of Context
لَوْ يُطِيعُكُمْ فِي كَثِيرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْرِ لَعَنِتُّمْ
If he were to obey you in much of the matter, you would suffer hardship. (Al-Hujurat 49:7)
The imperfect form can present conduct as a repeated or continuing possibility rather than a single instant. The source discussion uses this to explain continuity across occasions in the relevant context.
Such a reading arises from the surrounding condition and discourse; it is not an automatic meaning of every imperfect verb.