أثر حروف المعاني ) حروف الجر ( في أحكام الفقهاء

Abstract

This research studies the effect of Letters of Meanings - Huruful Ma’ani (Prepositions) in the provisions of Jurists. The research problem is based on the differences of Jurists in devising juristic rulings. This is caused by multiplicity of meaning of these prepositions and prepositions in place of another and the guidance they provide in understanding the meanings of religious texts. The researcher has adopted the descriptive, analytical and inductive methods in his research. He has also relied on available sources and references from different libraries. The main objectives of this study are: (i) To analyze different jurisprudence issues from main sources on which (issues) there are juristic differences between jurists, (ii) To narrate the Doctrines religious text and state how each of the Imams of Islamic Jurisprudence translated it based on the differences in prepositions’ meanings, (iii) To show the effect caused by Letters of Meanings (Huruful Ma’ani) generally and prepositions specifically on jurists rulings extracted from Quran and (Prophetic) Sunnah. This research paper has been constructed on eight basic parts before which there are preliminaries that contain Abstract and Introduction followed by the first part: The effect of “Baa” (ب) on juristic rulings. This part has two core issues and one branch issue. The first core issue is about the measure which one must rub his head in ablution and the second is on the question; is the intention is a pillar or condition in worship. The branch issue is; if a man says to his wife “if you disobey your journey, then you are divorced”. There follows the second part which also has two core issues and one branch issue, looks into the effect of “Laam” (ل) on juristic rulings. The first issue is; is ablution of irritated woman subject to obligatory event or time? And the second is does the period of waiting begins with cleanse or menstruation. The third part is about the effect of “Min” (من). It consists of one main and two sub issues. The fourth has only one issue, the effect of A’n (عن). The fifth part is on the effect of A’laa (على). It has four main issues; the rules of sacrifice; entering of A’laa in compensators; concerning acceptance on an issue and; obligation of vow. The sixth part is on the effect of Fiy (في) on juristic rulings. The part has two main issues: Keeping away from women during menstruation; and trading by using orphan’s money or of those who are mentally incapable of managing it properly. The seventh part deals with the effect of Ilaa (إلى) and has only one issue. The eighth and last part studies the effect of Hattaa (حتىّ) on juristic rulings. Lastly the research comes up with its findings and recommendations before the list of contents. The broader findings are: (i) the existence of various juristic issues jurists differed from one another on their rulings, (ii) letters of Meanings (Huruful Ma’ani) generally and propositions specifically have great effects on jurists rulings extracted from Quran and (Prophetic) Sunnah. The majority of their differences in rulings is around these prepositions, (iii), the multiplicity of meaning of these prepositions and prepositions in place of another is the main cause of jurists’ differences in their rulings.