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Iltisaq (adhesion of things, and its rulings)

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Iltisaq is the joining of one thing to another with no gap between them. 1 It may happen by itself or by intent, and it carries rulings: for the Hanafis, a neighbour whose house adjoins a house on a through street has priority of pre-emption, and a splint fixed to a wound allows wiping over it in ablution. 12 Some joining is obligatory, such as the forehead touching the ground in prostration; some is forbidden, such as two men or two women under one cloth without a barrier. 1

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Definition

Iltisaq and iltizaq have the same meaning: to stick to a thing. Iltisaq is the joining of one thing to another with no gap, by stickiness, cohesion or contact. The jurists use the word in the same sense. 1

Ruling

Adhesion may happen by itself, as when houses join or leaves stick to water, or by intent, as when a splint is fixed to a wound. 1

  • A house joining another on a through street gives the neighbour priority of pre-emption for the Hanafis; the other schools do not recognise pre-emption by neighbourhood. 1
  • A splint fixed to a wound allows wiping over it in ablution. 12
  • Some adhesion is obligatory, such as the forehead touching the ground in prostration; some is forbidden, such as two men or two women under one cloth without a barrier. It is disliked with a barrier and without intent of pleasure. 1

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The entry touches covering the nakedness in prayer, damage and injury, pre-emption, the dead land revived, and the joining of two parts of the body in purification. 2

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Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3312
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.3313
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