confusion (الاشْتِبَاهُ)

confusion (الاشْتِبَاهُ)


الفقه العقيدة أصول الفقه

التعريف :


Confusion of the circumstances of two or more situations.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


The intermixing of a pure substance with an impure one without distinction.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Ishtibāh": ambiguity, confusion, mix-up. Original meaing: resemblance and similarity in color and description.