LessonsProhibition: Refraining, Rhetorical Functions and Responses to RequestsQuiz

كَالتَّهْدِيدِ، كَقَوْلِكَ لِعَبْدٍ لَا يَمْتَثِلُ أَمْرَكَ: لَا تَمْتَثِلْ أَمْرِي
For example, to a servant who disobeys, one says: do not obey me.

Here the prohibitive form serves threat, not an actual wish that the servant continue disobeying. The servant already disregards orders; the seemingly permissive “do not obey me” implies: persist, and you will face consequences.

This is a contextual rather than purely grammatical reading. Without the history of disobedience or threatening tone, the form could have a different force.

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A prohibition uttered as a threat

Prohibition: Refraining, Rhetorical Functions and Responses to Requests

كَالتَّهْدِيدِ، كَقَوْلِكَ لِعَبْدٍ لَا يَمْتَثِلُ أَمْرَكَ: لَا تَمْتَثِلْ أَمْرِي
For example, to a servant who disobeys, one says: do not obey me.

Here the prohibitive form serves threat, not an actual wish that the servant continue disobeying. The servant already disregards orders; the seemingly permissive “do not obey me” implies: persist, and you will face consequences.

This is a contextual rather than purely grammatical reading. Without the history of disobedience or threatening tone, the form could have a different force.