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

حكمه: يجب العمل به في الباقي مع احتمال التخصيص، ولا يبقى قطعياً بل يصير ظنياً.
Its remaining scope must still be acted upon, though further specification remains possible; its indication is no longer definite but becomes presumptive.

Two points must be held together: the remaining cases are still governed by the text, while the methodological degree of certainty has changed. “Presumptive” does not mean that the general text has lost all authority.

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The remaining scope of a specified general expression

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

حكمه: يجب العمل به في الباقي مع احتمال التخصيص، ولا يبقى قطعياً بل يصير ظنياً.
Its remaining scope must still be acted upon, though further specification remains possible; its indication is no longer definite but becomes presumptive.

Two points must be held together: the remaining cases are still governed by the text, while the methodological degree of certainty has changed. “Presumptive” does not mean that the general text has lost all authority.