الحي
كلمة (الحَيِّ) في اللغة صفةٌ مشبَّهة للموصوف بالحياة، وهي ضد...
Precaution (by a woman confused about her menses)
(احْتِيَاطٌ (المُتَحَيِّرَةُ))
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المعنى الاصطلاحي
Precautionary measure taken by a woman who forgot when her menses exactly or approximately ended, and who cannot verify the matter, whereby she chooses the firmest of the relevant rulings.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Ihtiyāt": going for the most decisive, most trusted, and safest choice; and applying the most comprehensive of the fundamental rulings that is distant from the confusion of interpretations.