LessonsConveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)Quiz

An imperative directs a person to do something. Even دَعْ (“leave it”) is grammatically an imperative although its instruction involves stopping an action. A typical prohibition uses لَا with a jussive present verb, as in the illustrative phrase لَا تَكْذِبْ (“do not lie”).

In Hadith 143, لَا يَرِيبُكَ is **negation**: “it does not cause you doubt.” It is not directly commanding the addressee to stop an action.

The distinction is therefore: دَعْ is an imperative; لَا تَكْذِبْ illustrates prohibition; and لَا يَرِيبُكَ is negation.

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Distinguishing prohibition and negation from commands

Conveying Knowledge, Respect, Steadfastness, Taqwa, and Good Character (Hadith 139–145)

An imperative directs a person to do something. Even دَعْ (“leave it”) is grammatically an imperative although its instruction involves stopping an action. A typical prohibition uses لَا with a jussive present verb, as in the illustrative phrase لَا تَكْذِبْ (“do not lie”).

In Hadith 143, لَا يَرِيبُكَ is **negation**: “it does not cause you doubt.” It is not directly commanding the addressee to stop an action.

The distinction is therefore: دَعْ is an imperative; لَا تَكْذِبْ illustrates prohibition; and لَا يَرِيبُكَ is negation.