سكوت المفتي قواعده ومقاصده

الملخص EN

The present research deals with the silence of a Mufti (an Islamic scholar entitled to issue legal verdicts) through clarifying silence concept, its rules, and purposes.

The research introduction includes a definition of a fatwa (a legal ruling or opinion), a statement of its ruling and etiquettes, and a definition of the mufti and the required conditions and morals to be a mufti.

Then, I explained what is meant by mufti's silence and distinguished between it and knowledge concealment.

In addition, I mentioned the rules relevant to the mufti's silence: silence due to conflicting evidences, silence because he is not obliged to issue a religious verdict, silence because of the different opinions about the fatwa issue, and finally silence because the issue is not existent.

Then I clarified the major and minor ends of the mufti’s silence: silence out of piety, silence to accrue benefit, silence to block causes of evil, and silence because he is afraid or fears others.

The research is meant to reflect a theoretical framework with details and illustrations to be a comprehensive beneficial one in its area