اسلفهُ
Root: سلف
Form: 4
Full Definition
اسلفهُIV
He did it previously, or beforehand. (O and TA in art. زلف.)
2 [Hence,] اسلف فِى, كَذَا, Verbal.Noun إِسْلَافٌ; and سلّف فِيهِ, Verbal.Noun تَسْلِيفٌ; He paid in advance, or beforehand, for such a thing, i. e. a commodity described to him, or wheat or the like, for which the seller became responsible, [with something additional to the equivalent of the current price at the time of the payment, (see سَلَفٌ,)] to be delivered at a certain period: and أَسْلَمَ signifies the same. You say, أَسْلَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا and إِلَيْهِ [I paid in advance to him for such a thing, &c.]. Hence the saying in a trad., مَنْ فَيُسَلِّفْ فِى كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَوَزْنٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ i. e. He who pays in advance for a commodity for which the seller is responsible, let him pay in advance for a certain measure, and a certain weight, to be delivered at a certain period.
3 And اسلفهُ مَالًا, and سلّفهُ , He lent him property [to be repaid, or returned, without any profit]. (M, Mgh, TA. [See, again, سَلَفٌ.]) [Whence one says, اسلفهُ إِحْسَانًا and سلّفهُ, and سلّفهُ , meaning
def.2 See also 1, last sentence but one.
2 [Hence,] اسلف فِى, كَذَا, Verbal.Noun إِسْلَافٌ; and سلّف فِيهِ, Verbal.Noun تَسْلِيفٌ; He paid in advance, or beforehand, for such a thing, i. e. a commodity described to him, or wheat or the like, for which the seller became responsible, [with something additional to the equivalent of the current price at the time of the payment, (see سَلَفٌ,)] to be delivered at a certain period: and أَسْلَمَ signifies the same. You say, أَسْلَفْتُ إِلَيْهِ فِى كَذَا and إِلَيْهِ [I paid in advance to him for such a thing, &c.]. Hence the saying in a trad., مَنْ فَيُسَلِّفْ فِى كَيْلٍ مَعْلُومٍ وَوَزْنٍ مَعْلُومٍ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مَعْلُومٍ i. e. He who pays in advance for a commodity for which the seller is responsible, let him pay in advance for a certain measure, and a certain weight, to be delivered at a certain period.
3 And اسلفهُ مَالًا, and سلّفهُ , He lent him property [to be repaid, or returned, without any profit]. (M, Mgh, TA. [See, again, سَلَفٌ.]) [Whence one says, اسلفهُ إِحْسَانًا and سلّفهُ, and سلّفهُ , meaning
الجَارَ شِرْبًا وَهْىَ حَائِمَةٌ وَالمَآءُ لَزْنٌ بَكِىْءُ العَيْنِ مُقْتَسَمُ
def.2 See also 1, last sentence but one.
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