Damages in Islamic Law: Maghribī Muftīs and the Built Environment (9th-15th Centuries C.E.)

Abstract The Mālikī jurists of the Maghrib, or Islamic West, applied the ḥadīth, “no harm shall be inflicted [on anyone] or reciprocated [against anyone]” (lā ḍarar wa-lā ḍirār fī-l-Islām ). This axiom called for the exercise of the muftī's independent reasoning (ijtihād) in matters that were n...

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Authors: Kahera, Akel (Author) ; Benmira, Omar (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 1998
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 1998, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-164
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