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Istiṣḥāb (Presumption of Continuity)

The presumption that an established state of affairs or ruling persists until proof of its change appears.

The presumption that an established state of affairs or ruling persists until proof of its change appears.

Key passages(20)

Aclam Muwaqqicin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Daw Bahir · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Jamic Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mahsul · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Majmucat Rasail Wa Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Musawwada Fi Usul Fiqh · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Nihayat Wusul · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Rawdat Nazir · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Sharh Cadud · al-Iji

Very high

Sharh Talwih · al-Taftazani

Very high

Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

Very high

Irshad Adhhan · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mustadrak Cala Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mustasfa · al-Ghazali

Very high

Nihayat Matlab · Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni

Very high

Tahrir Ahkam · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Talwih Cala Tawdih · al-Taftazani

Very high

Zad Macad · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Badaic Fawaid · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high