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ضوء

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

10 اِسْتَضَأُتُ بِهِ ذ [ I sought to obtain light by means of it; I made use of it for light ]. (M, K.) لَا تَسْتَضِيؤُوا بِنَارِ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ [lit. Seek not ye to obtain light by means of the fire of the people of belief in a plurality of gods ], (O, K,) a saying of the Prophet, (O,) means (tropical:) seek not ye counsel, or advice, of the believers in a plurality of gods, in affairs: (O, K:) because he whose affair is confused and dubious to him is as though he were in darkness. (O.)

Derived headwords

اِسْتَضَأُتُ بِهِverb
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لَا تَسْتَضِيؤُوا بِنَارِ أَهْلِ الشِّرْكِ