حكمه: الخاص دليل قطعي، يجب العمل به؛ لأنه يتناول مدلوله قطعاً.
Its ruling is that a khass gives determinate evidence and must be acted upon, because it definitely signifies its assigned meaning.
This concerns the definiteness of the particular expression’s signification. Where thalathah denotes three, its numerical meaning is clear. A word assigned to several distinct meanings, by contrast, may require further evidence to identify which meaning is intended.
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The Book of Allah and the Particular Expression (Khass)
حكمه: الخاص دليل قطعي، يجب العمل به؛ لأنه يتناول مدلوله قطعاً.
Its ruling is that a khass gives determinate evidence and must be acted upon, because it definitely signifies its assigned meaning.
This concerns the definiteness of the particular expression’s signification. Where thalathah denotes three, its numerical meaning is clear. A word assigned to several distinct meanings, by contrast, may require further evidence to identify which meaning is intended.