المسلم من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe.
The text uses this kind of statement to explain the denial of harmful conduct and how such conduct is or is not attributed to the subject. The point is not the physical state of tongue and hand; it is freedom from inflicting harm.
The ethical teaching and the particular rhetorical classification should be kept distinct.
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Three Types of Kināyah: Referent, Attribute, and Attribution
المسلم من سلم المسلمون من لسانه ويده
A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand other Muslims are safe.
The text uses this kind of statement to explain the denial of harmful conduct and how such conduct is or is not attributed to the subject. The point is not the physical state of tongue and hand; it is freedom from inflicting harm.
The ethical teaching and the particular rhetorical classification should be kept distinct.