Muḥkam expression conveys a clear meaning without unresolved alternatives undermining its central point. Discussions of mutashābih may involve more than one possible lexical or interpretive reading. Selection among them requires language, grammar, related verses, established interpretive principles, and context—not private preference.
أَوْ لَامَسْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ
“Or you have had contact with women.”
The expression “lāmastum” is discussed in connection with lexical range and legal inference. A single possible gloss should not be made the exclusive necessary interpretation without considering usage and relevant evidence.
Where responsible readings differ, state the competing analyses and their evidential weight. A convenient translation alone cannot resolve every juristic and interpretive dispute.