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- The Prophetic Era
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- Global / Diaspora
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Development of law, theology and institutions
Summary
Ihtiyat in the lexicon is taking the most prudent and secure course, and guarding against error. Jurists use it in these senses. 1 Scrupulousness (wara') is avoiding doubtful matters for fear of falling into what is forbidden. 1 One of the rules built on caution is that the forbidden prevails when the lawful and the forbidden are mixed; its scope is treated in the books of legal maxims. 2 Whether caution applies to obligatory, recommended and forbidden acts is treated in the usul appendix. 2 Note: the heading in the scan is spelled اختياط.
People and things also explored
Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Justice and uprightness (adl)· Contagion (adwa)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God· Term, deadline (ajal)· Hired worker (ajir)· Stranger, outsider (ajnabi)
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1749
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1750
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Caution, precaution (ihtiyat)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ihtiyat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.