Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (460) | Condition
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The condition (al-shart).
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In the linguistic sense, a condition means a sign or marker.
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As for its technical definition,
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according to the terminology of the jurists (fuqaha'),
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it is that which, in its absence, the act itself is absent,
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yet its presence does not necessitate the presence of the act.
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An example of this:
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Wudu (ablution) is a condition for the validity of prayer.
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If it is absent, the prayer is negated.
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Yet, the mere presence of wudu does not necessitate the existence of prayer.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.