LessonsSpecific Expressions: Command, Prohibition, Performance, Make-up and TimingQuiz

For commands, the starting rule is obligation unless evidence indicates otherwise; the form itself does not necessarily require repetition. Ada/qada, time as a container or measure, and goodness in itself or for another explain additional legal consequences.

For prohibitions, the starting rule is mandatory abstention unless evidence changes its force. What is bad in itself differs from an act forbidden because of a circumstance or added quality.

Review: Does repeating daily prayer follow merely from the imperative or from recurring prayer times? Why is fasting on the Day of Sacrifice prohibited although fasting is ordinarily worship? The distinctions in this lesson answer both questions.

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Synthesis: how to read commands and prohibitions

Specific Expressions: Command, Prohibition, Performance, Make-up and Timing

For commands, the starting rule is obligation unless evidence indicates otherwise; the form itself does not necessarily require repetition. Ada/qada, time as a container or measure, and goodness in itself or for another explain additional legal consequences.

For prohibitions, the starting rule is mandatory abstention unless evidence changes its force. What is bad in itself differs from an act forbidden because of a circumstance or added quality.

Review: Does repeating daily prayer follow merely from the imperative or from recurring prayer times? Why is fasting on the Day of Sacrifice prohibited although fasting is ordinarily worship? The distinctions in this lesson answer both questions.