Definition:
Legal abrogation (Naskh): the lifting of an established Sharia ruling by a later Sharia evidence — proof of divinely guided gradual legislation, not contradiction.
Conditions for the Abrogating Text (Nasikh):
- Its evidence must be definitive or acceptably probable.
- It must be temporally later than the abrogated text.
- It must pertain to legal obligations, not Quranic factual statements.
Conditions for the Abrogated Text (Mansukh):
- It must be a Sharia legal obligation.
- It must not be a ruling already tied to a specific elapsed time.
- Its precedence over the abrogating text must be established.
Example: The prohibition of wine abrogated its initial permissibility — in stages: discouragement, prohibition near prayer, then total prohibition.
Question: What are the main conditions for the abrogating text? What is the wisdom of abrogation?
Answer: It must be temporally later, with sound evidence, and in legal obligations — the wisdom: gradual legislation according to the community's circumstances and interests.