The marginal note mentions a consequence of the unqualified general expression’s definiteness: its scope is not set aside merely on the strength of a khabar al-wahid, a report not reaching the threshold of mass transmission.
This is a rule of legal-methodological weighing, not a wholesale rejection of reports. Authenticity, meaning, whether a genuine conflict exists, and the conditions for specification must be investigated before applying the principle to a particular case.
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General Expressions (ʿAmm): Definition, Types and Legal Indication
The marginal note mentions a consequence of the unqualified general expression’s definiteness: its scope is not set aside merely on the strength of a khabar al-wahid, a report not reaching the threshold of mass transmission.
This is a rule of legal-methodological weighing, not a wholesale rejection of reports. Authenticity, meaning, whether a genuine conflict exists, and the conditions for specification must be investigated before applying the principle to a particular case.