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IRSYAD USUL AL-FEQH SIRI KE- 35 : DEFINISI JAHIL DAN PEMBAHAGIANNYA
What do jahil basit and jahil murakkab mean?
Short answer
In the terminology of the theologians, ignorance (jahil) means holding a belief that differs from the actual reality, and scholars usually divide it into simple ignorance (jahil basit) and compound ignorance (jahil murakkab).
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Legal Theory & Methodology
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
In the terminology of the theologians, ignorance (jahil) means holding a belief that differs from the actual reality, and scholars usually divide it into simple ignorance (jahil basit) and compound ignorance (jahil murakkab). Jahil basit is ignorance that does not harm others, as the person does not claim to be right or cast doubt on others, so it is not considered blameworthy. Jahil murakkab is ignorance that harms others, because the person defends falsehood as truth, and it is a blameworthy trait.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan, kami menyatakan bahawa jahil basit tidaklah dianggap sebagai suatu yang tercela selama mana seseorang itu tidak menyebabkan kemudaratan terhadap orang lain dari kejahilannya itu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD USUL AL-FEQH SIRI KE- 35 : DEFINISI JAHIL DAN PEMBAHAGIANNYA”, 27 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/3244-irsyad-usul-al-feqh-siri-ke-35-definisi-jahil-dan-pembahagiannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-simple-and-compound-ignorance/