LessonsHomonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit ClarificationQuiz

ولو ترجح بعض وجوه المشترك ببيان من قبل المتكلم كان مفسرًا، وحكمه: أنه يجب العمل به يقينًا
When the speaker's own clarification selects one sense of a homonym, the expression is mufassar, and its stated sense is to be followed with certainty.

The distinction from muʾawwal is decisive: muʾawwal rests on a preponderant inference, while mufassar rests on clarification supplied by the speaker.

The certainty described here concerns the determination of the speaker's intended meaning, not automatic certainty about unrelated external facts.

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Mufassar: clarification by the speaker

Homonymous Expressions, Interpretation, and Explicit Clarification

ولو ترجح بعض وجوه المشترك ببيان من قبل المتكلم كان مفسرًا، وحكمه: أنه يجب العمل به يقينًا
When the speaker's own clarification selects one sense of a homonym, the expression is mufassar, and its stated sense is to be followed with certainty.

The distinction from muʾawwal is decisive: muʾawwal rests on a preponderant inference, while mufassar rests on clarification supplied by the speaker.

The certainty described here concerns the determination of the speaker's intended meaning, not automatic certainty about unrelated external facts.