The Permissible, the Lawful, and the Permitted Among Jurists Are One and the Same Meaning
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What is the difference between the permissible (ja'iz) and the lawful (halal)?
There is no difference between the permissible (ja'iz) and the lawful (halal) in the terminology of the jurists.If they say: This is lawful, which means: this is permissible.
But among the theologians, they distinguish between the lawful and the permissible: for they mean by the permissible: the possible thing that is neither impossible nor obligatory.For example: The existence of created things is among the permissible matters.Meaning: It is not impossible; for if it were impossible, it would not have come into existence. And it is not among the obligatory matters; for if it were obligatory, it would not have been non-existent before.
As for among the jurists: So the permissible, the lawful, and the permitted are all one and the same meaning.
There is no difference between the permissible (ja'iz) and the lawful (halal) in the terminology of the jurists.If they say: This is lawful, which means: this is permissible.
But among the theologians, they distinguish between the lawful and the permissible: for they mean by the permissible: the possible thing that is neither impossible nor obligatory.For example: The existence of created things is among the permissible matters.Meaning: It is not impossible; for if it were impossible, it would not have come into existence. And it is not among the obligatory matters; for if it were obligatory, it would not have been non-existent before.
As for among the jurists: So the permissible, the lawful, and the permitted are all one and the same meaning.