LessonsMutawaqqaf fīh: When is judgment suspended?Quiz

• If the other conditions remain the same but scholarly preference is possible, the rājiḥ—the preferred report—is followed.
• If preference is also impossible, judgment is suspended.

Merely saying “I did not understand the meaning” is not enough. Personal difficulty understanding is different from reconciliation or preference being scholarly impossible.

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Mutawaqqaf fīh: When is judgment suspended?

• If the other conditions remain the same but scholarly preference is possible, the rājiḥ—the preferred report—is followed.
• If preference is also impossible, judgment is suspended.

Merely saying “I did not understand the meaning” is not enough. Personal difficulty understanding is different from reconciliation or preference being scholarly impossible.