Religious Researches

Religious Researches

Prohibition of Following a Suspicion; Critical Analysis of Shi'ite Scholars’ Epistemological Opinions in Interpreting the Relevant Verses of the Quran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Seyed Rasoul Mousavi 1
Khosro Mo'meni 2
Hossein Mehrpour 3
Abolqasem Fanaei 4
1 Ph.D Student, Faculty of Humanities, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran
2 Assinstant Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Semnan, Semnan, Iran
3 Professor, Faculty of Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Mofid University, Qom, Iran
10.22059/jorr.2020.304500.1008848
Abstract
Many Shi'ite jurists, adhering to some Quranic verses known as “the verses prohibiting any action based on a suspicion” attempted to prove that invalidity of suspicion is the primary principle. The principle reads: “Following a suspicion to inference and comply with Islamic law is prohibited.” By accepting this principle, the validity of some kinds of suspicions such as a suspicion arising from a single transmitter and from the superficial meaning of the words of the Quran and Islamic traditions known as “specific suspicions” on which the inference of many Islamic laws depend, faces some challenges. Every scholar of principles of jurisprudence has a specific way to tackle this challenge which is discussed in this article. The main purpose of this article is to show that the scholars of principles of jurisprudence have interpreted and understood these verses wrongly and that the mentioned principle has no Quranic basis. The verses prohibiting suspicion, based on the audience and verses context, mean “believing without reason and witness” but not a mental state opposite to certainty. As a result, all kinds of suspicions which there is a reason for their validity and based on which the wise act, are not included specifically in the verses prohibiting suspicion.
Keywords
Prohibition of Following a Suspicion
Specific Suspicion
Validity of Suspicion
Unlawfulness of Acting Based on a Suspicion

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Religious Researches
Volume 18, Issue 1
Spring 2022
Pages 69-96

  • Receive Date 14 June 2020
  • Revise Date 01 July 2020
  • Accept Date 01 July 2020