LessonsGeneral Expressions (ʿAmm): Definition, Types and Legal IndicationQuiz

The general term “sale” extends to many kinds of transaction. Where legal evidence prohibits riba, a transaction containing riba is excluded from the general permission. The textbook presents this as a case of ʿamm whose scope has been specified.

General domain: transactions of sale.
Excluded case: a riba-bearing transaction.
Remaining rule: the basic permissibility of other sales meeting lawful conditions.

This does not imply that any profit or any difference in prices constitutes riba. Identifying riba is a separate legal inquiry.

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How the scope of sale is qualified

General Expressions (ʿAmm): Definition, Types and Legal Indication

The general term “sale” extends to many kinds of transaction. Where legal evidence prohibits riba, a transaction containing riba is excluded from the general permission. The textbook presents this as a case of ʿamm whose scope has been specified.

General domain: transactions of sale.
Excluded case: a riba-bearing transaction.
Remaining rule: the basic permissibility of other sales meeting lawful conditions.

This does not imply that any profit or any difference in prices constitutes riba. Identifying riba is a separate legal inquiry.