Brevity/Abridgment (إِجْمالٌ)
أصول الفقه
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
Speaking in a manner that can be understood in multiple ways.
الشرح المختصر :
"Ijmāl" (brevity) is speaking in a manner that could be understood in several ways with none of the meanings being more significant than the others, or being given preponderance over the others, until another speech clarifies the meaning. For this reason, it should not be discussed until it is clarified and explained.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Ijmāl": combining something and collecting its parts without details. It is mostly used to refer to summarized speech.