LessonsThe Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary ReportsQuiz

كُلُوهُ؛ فإن تسمية الله تعالى في قلب كل امرئ مسلم
Eat it, for the mention of God is in the heart of every Muslim.

Read broadly, this reported statement might appear to permit consumption even where the formula was omitted. Its relationship to the Qurʾānic prohibition therefore requires analysis. If the inward presence of God’s name were taken as sufficient for deliberate and forgetful omission alike, the prohibition of deliberate omission would also be affected.

The usul question is whether a report can narrow a previously unrestricted Qurʾānic generality in that fashion, or whether the texts must be understood differently.

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The Scope of General Expressions, Specification and Solitary Reports

كُلُوهُ؛ فإن تسمية الله تعالى في قلب كل امرئ مسلم
Eat it, for the mention of God is in the heart of every Muslim.

Read broadly, this reported statement might appear to permit consumption even where the formula was omitted. Its relationship to the Qurʾānic prohibition therefore requires analysis. If the inward presence of God’s name were taken as sufficient for deliberate and forgetful omission alike, the prohibition of deliberate omission would also be affected.

The usul question is whether a report can narrow a previously unrestricted Qurʾānic generality in that fashion, or whether the texts must be understood differently.