دَرَأَrepel

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?

  يَدْرَأُ — prevent. 'wards off / repels,' one arm of the question. Its object, 'a greater harm,' follows; the first thing weighed is whether the act fends off a bigger harm.

  From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →