LessonsLegal Signification of Fi and Ba: Circumstance, Condition and AttachmentQuiz

«إِنْ شَتَمْتُكَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ»
“If I insult you in the mosque.”

Here the phrase modifies insulting, an act that can take place at a location. The place can therefore meaningfully restrict the act, unlike a bare attempt to locate the legal existence of a divorce.

Two locations may need to be distinguished: that of the actor and that of the recipient or effect. The character of the named act determines which location is relevant to the truth of the condition.

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When a place can contain an act

Legal Signification of Fi and Ba: Circumstance, Condition and Attachment

«إِنْ شَتَمْتُكَ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ»
“If I insult you in the mosque.”

Here the phrase modifies insulting, an act that can take place at a location. The place can therefore meaningfully restrict the act, unlike a bare attempt to locate the legal existence of a divorce.

Two locations may need to be distinguished: that of the actor and that of the recipient or effect. The character of the named act determines which location is relevant to the truth of the condition.