TermFunctionQuestionSababA route to the rulingThrough what means?ʿIllahIts operative basisWhat establishes the consequence?ShartA necessary circumstanceWhat must be present?SignAn indicator of the rulingHow is its presence known?
A condition may be necessary without producing the ruling. A sign discloses a ruling without creating it. Moreover, a matter colloquially called a “cause” may be classified more exactly as a condition or a sign in juristic analysis. Legal consequences should therefore be tied to the precise role, not to the everyday label.