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

وأما الرخصة: فعبارة عن اليسر والسهولة
Linguistically, rukhsah means ease and facility.
وفي الشرع: صرف الأمر من عسر إلى يسر بواسطة عذر في المكلف
Technically, it is the adjustment of a legal requirement from hardship to ease because of an excuse affecting the accountable person.

The definition has three linked elements: an existing original ruling, a legally relevant excuse affecting the person, and relief authorized because of that excuse. Merely preferring an easier option is not, by itself, a rukhsah.

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Linguistic and technical meanings of rukhsah

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

وأما الرخصة: فعبارة عن اليسر والسهولة
Linguistically, rukhsah means ease and facility.
وفي الشرع: صرف الأمر من عسر إلى يسر بواسطة عذر في المكلف
Technically, it is the adjustment of a legal requirement from hardship to ease because of an excuse affecting the accountable person.

The definition has three linked elements: an existing original ruling, a legally relevant excuse affecting the person, and relief authorized because of that excuse. Merely preferring an easier option is not, by itself, a rukhsah.