LessonsAzimah and Rukhsah: Original Rulings, Excuses, and Two Forms of ConcessionQuiz

أحدهما: رخصة الفعل مع بقاء الحرمة
The first category allows an act exceptionally while the original prohibition remains.

A concession concerning performance is not the same as declaring the act intrinsically permissible. The first may relax liability in an exceptional circumstance while leaving the basic religious prohibition in place.

Consequently, refusing the prohibited act, even under severe threat, can in some of these cases be a meritorious act of steadfastness. The next illustration shows why.

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First type: prohibition remains

Azimah and Rukhsah: Original Rulings, Excuses, and Two Forms of Concession

أحدهما: رخصة الفعل مع بقاء الحرمة
The first category allows an act exceptionally while the original prohibition remains.

A concession concerning performance is not the same as declaring the act intrinsically permissible. The first may relax liability in an exceptional circumstance while leaving the basic religious prohibition in place.

Consequently, refusing the prohibited act, even under severe threat, can in some of these cases be a meritorious act of steadfastness. The next illustration shows why.