What does Mukhalafa mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Mukhalafa (مخالفة) in Islamic vocabulary.

Updated on 11 April 2026 at 1:05 AM

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Definition Mukhalafa

Mukhalafa according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

The word being contrary to the law deduced from examining the Arabs’ tongue, as the hamzation obligation in qama, and idgham in madd.

Mukhalafa according to Mu'jam al-Mustalahat al-Fiqhiyya

Lexically: the offence punished by law with imprisonment of at most a week or fine of at most an Egyptian pound. In the Law: in al-Wadih fi Usul al-Fiqh: the speaker specifying by mention a description of the judged or one of its states, concluding the ruling’s nonexistence besides it. In al-Moujz fi Usul al-Fiqh: the wording’s indicating the standing of the explicit ruling’s contrary for the silent, as the hadith’s indicating « wealth’s abundance is injustice ».

Mukhalafa according to Maqalid al-'Ulum (As-Suyuti)

Believing its corruption.

Mukhalafa according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

The word being contrary to the law deduced from examining the Arabs’ tongue.

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