LessonsSources of Legal Theory and Introduction to Specific and General ExpressionsQuiz

فإن قابله خبر الواحد أو القياس، فإن أمكن الجمع بينهما بدون تغيير في حكم الخاص يعمل بهما
If a solitary report or analogy appears to conflict with a specific Qur'anic expression, both are acted on when they can be reconciled without altering the ruling of the specific expression.

Reconciliation of proofs means assigning each proof its proper effect rather than unnecessarily discarding one. An apparent difference does not always amount to a true contradiction.

وإلا يعمل بالكتاب ويترك ما يقابله
Otherwise the Qur'anic indication is followed, and the opposing proof is set aside at that point.

This is the stated rule for the specific Qur'anic expression vis-à-vis a solitary report or analogy; it should not be indiscriminately applied to every type of evidentiary conflict.

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Specific wording, solitary reports, and analogy

Sources of Legal Theory and Introduction to Specific and General Expressions

فإن قابله خبر الواحد أو القياس، فإن أمكن الجمع بينهما بدون تغيير في حكم الخاص يعمل بهما
If a solitary report or analogy appears to conflict with a specific Qur'anic expression, both are acted on when they can be reconciled without altering the ruling of the specific expression.

Reconciliation of proofs means assigning each proof its proper effect rather than unnecessarily discarding one. An apparent difference does not always amount to a true contradiction.

وإلا يعمل بالكتاب ويترك ما يقابله
Otherwise the Qur'anic indication is followed, and the opposing proof is set aside at that point.

This is the stated rule for the specific Qur'anic expression vis-à-vis a solitary report or analogy; it should not be indiscriminately applied to every type of evidentiary conflict.