A principle (qa‘idah) is a general methodological rule that can guide more than one individual legal question. It helps determine how the wording and type of evidence bear on a ruling.
If each reader assigns meanings solely according to preference, interpretations may become arbitrary. Principles make reasoning more systematic and open to evaluation.
Yet principles also have conditions and limits; they cannot be applied indiscriminately to every text or case.
Opening interactive controls...
What is meant by principles?
Definition, Subject and Objective of Usul al-Fiqh
A principle (qa‘idah) is a general methodological rule that can guide more than one individual legal question. It helps determine how the wording and type of evidence bear on a ruling.
If each reader assigns meanings solely according to preference, interpretations may become arbitrary. Principles make reasoning more systematic and open to evaluation.
Yet principles also have conditions and limits; they cannot be applied indiscriminately to every text or case.