LessonsSharing Hardship, Guarding the Tongue, and Patience During Harm (Accounts 15–17)Quiz

مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي
“You two are not stronger than I am.”

مَا negates the statement; أَنْتُمَا addresses two people. أَقْوَى expresses comparison in strength, while مِنِّي means “than I.” The sentence does not disparage the companions' strength; it explains why the speaker should share their hardship.

مَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا
“Nor am I more independent of reward than you two.”

الأَجْر here means reward for a good deed. Both expressions show a comparison framed as a negation.

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“You are not stronger than I”: Negation and comparison

Sharing Hardship, Guarding the Tongue, and Patience During Harm (Accounts 15–17)

مَا أَنْتُمَا بِأَقْوَى مِنِّي
“You two are not stronger than I am.”

مَا negates the statement; أَنْتُمَا addresses two people. أَقْوَى expresses comparison in strength, while مِنِّي means “than I.” The sentence does not disparage the companions' strength; it explains why the speaker should share their hardship.

مَا أَنَا بِأَغْنَى عَنِ الْأَجْرِ مِنْكُمَا
“Nor am I more independent of reward than you two.”

الأَجْر here means reward for a good deed. Both expressions show a comparison framed as a negation.