جَلَبَbring

Example sentences

• ومن فقهِ المقاصدِ أن يُوزَنَ الفعلُ بثمرتِه هل يدرأ ضررًا أعظم أم يجلبُ نفعًا راجحًا؟

  From the understanding of the objectives, an action is weighed by its outcome: does it prevent a greater harm or bring a significant benefit?

  يَجْلِبُ — bring. 'brings / draws in,' the other arm of the question. Its object, 'a benefit,' follows; the second thing weighed is whether the act secures a benefit — and an outweighing one.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →