An Examination of the Implementation of the Principle of Non-existence with Doubt in Different Contexts of Words Used in Jurisprudential Sources

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1 Professor, Qom Seminary, and Master's Degree Graduate in Fiqh and Islamic Legal Foundations, Faculty of Theology, Farabi College, University of Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Fiqh and Islamic Legal Foundations, Faculty of Theology, Farabi College, University of Tehran, Iran.

3 Graduate of Level 3, Qom Seminary, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

If there is doubt regarding the quality of a word (such as its length, shortening, emphasis, or reduction), the Principle of Non-existence can be applied to negate the specific quality. This principle has been applied in the expressions of some jurists, resulting in the conclusion that the quality of the word is absent. At first glance, it can be claimed that the application of this principle is a settled matter among the jurists, but scholars have not thoroughly examined this issue. Since this topic is crucial in the process of jurisprudential inference, the current research aims to answer whether the application of this principle is valid or not. The apparent words of some scholars accept its application as a certainty, while others reject it. Since the qualities of words are diverse and not of the same kind, after clarifying the meaning of applying this principle and examining the various possibilities, it was concluded that the Principle of Non-existence, in the context of negating the qualities of words, is not valid and cannot be considered in the inference process.

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Fiqh
Volume 31, Issue 0
September 2024
Pages 170-195

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  • Receive Date: 26 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 19 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 05 February 2025

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