applying the particular to the general on the basis of intention (تَعْمِيمُ الْخَاصِ بِالنِّيَّةِ)
أصول الفقه
التعريف :
To consider speech that is particular in its linguistic sense to apply generally, taking the purpose of the speaker into consideration. This is a considered rule according to the Mālikī and Ḥanbalī schools and some Ḥanafī scholars.