Basic
Fiqh Terms
Surah: Al-Baqarah (185)
Halal and Haram — Default and Criteria
يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ
— البقرة الآية 185
Default: everything is permitted unless specific evidence prohibits it.
Prohibition criteria: Explicit Quranic/Sunnah text, or confirmed harm.
Facilitation principles: "Necessities permit prohibitions." "Hardship brings ease." "He has not placed hardship upon you in religion."
Prohibition criteria: Explicit Quranic/Sunnah text, or confirmed harm.
Facilitation principles: "Necessities permit prohibitions." "Hardship brings ease." "He has not placed hardship upon you in religion."
Source: Al-Suyuti, Al-Ashbah; Al-Shatibi, Al-Muwafaqat
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