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Naskh (Legal Abrogation)

The legal-theory principle that a later authoritative text can repeal the legal effect of an earlier one, with debates over whether the Sunna may abrogate the Qurʾān and the conditions of valid naskh.

The legal-theory principle that a later authoritative text can repeal the legal effect of an earlier one, with debates over whether the Sunna may abrogate the Qurʾān and the conditions of valid naskh.

Key passages(18)

Tafsir Shafici · al-Shafi'i

Very high

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

High

Bidayat Mujtahid · Ibn Rushd

High

Daw Bahir · Ibn Qudama

High

Dharica · al-Sharif al-Murtada

High

Jamic Bayan · Al-Tabari

High

Jawab Fi Hilf · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Matn Minhaj Wusul · al-Baydawi

High

Minhaj Fi Sharh Muslim · al-Nawawi

High

Sharh Tanqih · al-Qarafi

High

Ihkam Fi Tamyiz Fatawa · al-Qarafi

High

Madkhal Ila Cilm Sunan · al-Bayhaqi

High

Muntaha Matlab · al-'Allama al-Hilli

High

Rafc Malam · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Musawwada Fi Usul Fiqh · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Tuhfat Abrar · al-Baydawi

High

Muhalla Bi Athar · Ibn Hazm

High

Nafais Usul · al-Qarafi

Moderate