If a limited amount averts a genuine threat to life, what follows from the concession?
Azimah and Rukhsah: Original Rulings, Excuses, and Two Forms of Concession
- Once necessity arises, any quantity becomes permanently lawful
- Use limited to the necessity, not unrestricted permission
- The usual rule does not return once the necessity ends
- One person’s excuse grants unrestricted permission to the whole community