LessonsDegrees of Indication: Ẓāhir, Naṣṣ, Mufassar, Muḥkam and Obscure ExpressionsQuiz

طَلِّقِي نَفْسَكِ
Divorce yourself.

أَبَنْتُ نَفْسِي
I have separated myself.

When a husband delegates divorce to his wife and she replies with the latter wording, whether divorce occurs and what form of divorce occurs are separate questions. In this Hanafi analysis the reply is naṣṣ for the occurrence of divorce but ẓāhir for the description of separation; the ruling is a revocable divorce.

One utterance may thus be naṣṣ for one point and ẓāhir for another. The ṣarīḥ/kināyah distinction is a separate classification concerning direct expression and the need for intention or context.

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Degrees of Indication: Ẓāhir, Naṣṣ, Mufassar, Muḥkam and Obscure Expressions

طَلِّقِي نَفْسَكِ
Divorce yourself.

أَبَنْتُ نَفْسِي
I have separated myself.

When a husband delegates divorce to his wife and she replies with the latter wording, whether divorce occurs and what form of divorce occurs are separate questions. In this Hanafi analysis the reply is naṣṣ for the occurrence of divorce but ẓāhir for the description of separation; the ruling is a revocable divorce.

One utterance may thus be naṣṣ for one point and ẓāhir for another. The ṣarīḥ/kināyah distinction is a separate classification concerning direct expression and the need for intention or context.