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What is the meaning of "libas" in "they are libas for you, and you for them"?

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Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It means "rest", similar to the verse "And He is the one who made the night for you as a libās" [Al-Furqān: 47] [Ibn ʿAbbās, Ibn Jubayr, Mujāhid, Qatādah]
  2. It means "clothing": spouses are likened to clothing because each one touches the other, skin to skin; thus it is a metaphor for marital intimacy. Al-Zajjāj said: The Arabs refer to a woman as "libās" (clothing) and "izār" (a garment wrapped around the waist).
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