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«آمِنُونِي عَلَى عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحِصْنِ»
“Grant me safe-conduct for ten of the people of the fortress.”

Such wording raises the issue of who is entitled to identify the ten individuals. The particle can carry a sense of superiority or discretionary designation, and an unqualified number does not automatically identify the persons.

The result may differ if the expression instead joins additional people with waaw, faa, or thumma. Changes in legal particles can affect the structure of the obligation, not merely its style.

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Ala and the right to specify among persons

Particles Hatta, Ila and Ala: Scope, Limits and Legal Consequences

«آمِنُونِي عَلَى عَشَرَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحِصْنِ»
“Grant me safe-conduct for ten of the people of the fortress.”

Such wording raises the issue of who is entitled to identify the ten individuals. The particle can carry a sense of superiority or discretionary designation, and an unqualified number does not automatically identify the persons.

The result may differ if the expression instead joins additional people with waaw, faa, or thumma. Changes in legal particles can affect the structure of the obligation, not merely its style.