the third, and so on without end. Were it not for the stopping places and stations on the path, no end would be intelligible for “from.” “To” calls for “from,” whereas “from” does not call for “to”[4].
As for the child, he corresponds to one who inclines to his nature and knows nothing else. He is a child only by virtue of this characteristic. It is impossible for him to raise his head to knowledge of his reality, through knowledge of which he can attain a gathering of perspectives. This is the basis of our inward application of the rule that Friday prayer is not obligatory for the child.
Continuation on the Conditions of Friday Prayer
The scholars agree that its conditions are those already discussed for the prescribed prayers, except for the time and the call to prayer, on which they differ. They also differ over its particular conditions, which I shall mention.
Continuation on the Time
Some hold that its time begins at the sun’s decline from the meridian, meaning the time of noon prayer. Others hold that its time is before the sun declines. I hold that there is a choice between the two times.
Notlar
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(The discussion concerns what the prepositions of beginning and end signify. An end is understood with reference to a beginning that precedes it, while a beginning does not entail a determinate final end.)
