LessonsKhafi, Mushkal, Mujmal and Mutashabih: Degrees of ObscurityQuiz

وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا
“As for the male thief and the female thief, cut off their hands.” (Al-Ma'idah 5:38, relevant passage)

The textbook treats the ordinary sense of al-sariq as apparent while raising a question about its application to two particular examples: the tarrar and the nabbash. This is its demonstration of khafi.

The verse concerns a prescribed legal penalty, whose application is subject to legal conditions and competent adjudication. Our concern here is not implementing a penalty but the usuli classification of a special case.

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The Qur’anic example of sariq

Khafi, Mushkal, Mujmal and Mutashabih: Degrees of Obscurity

وَالسَّارِقُ وَالسَّارِقَةُ فَاقْطَعُوا أَيْدِيَهُمَا
“As for the male thief and the female thief, cut off their hands.” (Al-Ma'idah 5:38, relevant passage)

The textbook treats the ordinary sense of al-sariq as apparent while raising a question about its application to two particular examples: the tarrar and the nabbash. This is its demonstration of khafi.

The verse concerns a prescribed legal penalty, whose application is subject to legal conditions and competent adjudication. Our concern here is not implementing a penalty but the usuli classification of a special case.