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Discover the meaning of the term Aswl almsal (أصول المسائل) in Islamic vocabulary.
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Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM
📖 1 min readIn inheritance, with the Hanbalis: the usul of issues means the outlets from which the prescribed shares issue. Al-'asil: the time from after the afternoon prayer to sunset (plural asl, asal); in the Qur'an: 'and mention the name of your Lord at dawn and at evening ('asilan)' (al-Insan, 25); Qatada said al-asal is dusk. 'A man 'asil of opinion': sound of opinion. Al-aqt: soured milk congealed until it hardens, cooked or cooked with. In inheritance (see root asl). Al-mas'uliyya: liability.