Ḥiyal
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Ḥiyal
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Ḥiyal is "legalistic trickery" in Islamic jurisprudence.
The main purpose of ḥiyal is to avoid straightforward observance of Islamic law in difficult situations while still obeying the letter of the law.
An example of hiyal is the practice of "dual purchase" to avoid the prohibition of usury by making two contracts of purchase and re-purchase, similar to the modern futures contract.
A special sub-field of ḥiyal is "oath-trickery" (maʿārīḍ) dedicated to the formulation of ambiguous statements des
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Legalistic trickery in Islamic jurisprudence
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B8%A4iyal
date created:
2015-01-08T10:58:03Z
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2024-09-14T08:06:34Z
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