| Both of these words have the same root despite their opposite meanings | |
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| so this has contrariwise meaning i |
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| The closest word for that is "Atrab" which means being rich | I found this explanation in Lane's Lexicon ll |
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| and also general meaning of dust is not positive, but it is something bad | To say it means to prosper goes against the definition |
if really dusting of hand means good, what logic is here? as a student I have seen several arabic words, one word used to express opposite meaning.
| like if dusting of hand is something good | Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience |
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| : "He the Holy Prophet said: Let your hand be covered with dust, in what way does her child resemble her? then where is "otherwise" in original arabic text? " and : " and it seemed as if Allah's Messenger ﷺ did not like it his sitting with the children and said to him: May your nose he besmeared with dust, | But to mean "prosper" isn't part of the definition |