سَوَاءٌ اسْتَثْنَى الْأَقَلَّ أَوِ الْأَكْثَرَ
The exception may be for the smaller or the larger portion.
The test is not whether less than half of the original amount is excluded. An exception of 2 from 10 and of 8 from 10 can both be valid; in each case a positive remainder is acknowledged. Al-Quduri's statement distinguishes this Hanafi rule from opinions that limit the exception to less than half.
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Text: excluding less or more
Kitab al-Iqrar: Connected Exceptions, Quantities, and Cross-Category Exceptions
سَوَاءٌ اسْتَثْنَى الْأَقَلَّ أَوِ الْأَكْثَرَ
The exception may be for the smaller or the larger portion.
The test is not whether less than half of the original amount is excluded. An exception of 2 from 10 and of 8 from 10 can both be valid; in each case a positive remainder is acknowledged. Al-Quduri's statement distinguishes this Hanafi rule from opinions that limit the exception to less than half.