LessonsThe Goodness of Commanded Acts: Intrinsic and InstrumentalQuiz

ثم المأمور به في حق الحسن نوعان
In respect of goodness, commanded acts are divided into two classes: good in themselves and good for the sake of something else.

Ḥasan bi-nafsihi denotes an act possessing the relevant goodness in itself rather than only as a means to another objective.

Ḥasan li-ghayrihi denotes an act whose required character is related to another required objective or consequence.

This is a functional legal distinction. For the first class, the obligation concerns the act itself; for the second, one asks whether the connected objective or underlying reason still remains.

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The two kinds of commanded goodness

The Goodness of Commanded Acts: Intrinsic and Instrumental

ثم المأمور به في حق الحسن نوعان
In respect of goodness, commanded acts are divided into two classes: good in themselves and good for the sake of something else.

Ḥasan bi-nafsihi denotes an act possessing the relevant goodness in itself rather than only as a means to another objective.

Ḥasan li-ghayrihi denotes an act whose required character is related to another required objective or consequence.

This is a functional legal distinction. For the first class, the obligation concerns the act itself; for the second, one asks whether the connected objective or underlying reason still remains.