Khafi, Mushkal, Mujmal and Mutashabih: Degrees of Obscurity

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• What fundamentally causes obscurity in khafi?
• What remains evident about al-sariq in the khafi illustration?
• Which situation is described by tarrar in the source?
• Who is the nabbash in the textbook example?
• What procedure does the ruling of khafi require?
• Which statement correctly distinguishes khafi from mushkal?
• Which expression is scrutinized in the example of mushkal?
• Why are vinegar and clarified butter mentioned in the idam note?
• What does “by inquiry, then reflection” require for mushkal?
• An oath mentions idam, and a new food’s inclusion depends on interpreting customary usage. Which class is illustrated?
• What is indispensable for establishing the intended meaning of mujmal?
• In what respect is “and He prohibited riba” an example of mujmal?
• Why is it unsound to treat every profit as riba merely because riba is linked linguistically to increase?
• Which Prophetic report does the source point to in discussing riba’s clarification?
• How should a mujmal expression be applied in the aspect that remains ambiguous?
• A riba text clearly states prohibition but needs clarification of technical instances. What follows?
• What distinguishes the greatest obscurity of mutashabih in the source?
• Which pair of examples does the textbook give for mutashabih?
• What does tawaqquf mean in the textbook’s ruling of mutashabih?
• What does iʿtiqad haqiqat al-murad require for mutashabih?
• Which sequence correctly orders obscurity from lesser to greater?
• Which obscurity category corresponds to muhkam?
• A jurist classifies an unusual case as sariq from preference alone. What is missing according to the khafi rule?
• In which class is “my research alone is insufficient; authoritative clarification is needed” most fitting?
• In khafi, the expression’s own form must itself be unintelligible.
• Inquiry followed by reflection is part of the source’s ruling on mushkal.
• The riba example is mujmal because the Qur’an does not state that riba is prohibited.
• In mujmal, guesswork cannot replace the required authoritative clarification.
• The ruling of mutashabih joins restraint with belief in the truth of the intended meaning.
• The source treats all four classes as equally obscure and solvable in the same way.