What is the difference between the general (‘amm), the absolute (mutlaq), the specific (khas), and the restricted (muqayyad)?

The questioner : What is the difference between the general (‘amm), the absolute (mutlaq), the specific (khas), and the restricted (muqayyad)?

The Shaykh : The absolute is like, for example, a neck (raqabah). This is absolute. It may be restricted by a characteristic, such as a believing neck. So, if a neck is mentioned absolutely, it is absolute. And if this term comes restricted by another characteristic, it is said—then—that it was absolute and then became restricted.
As for the general text, it is that under whose wording many parts fall; for example, the previous hadith: ; meaning: everyone who forgot. This is a general wording that includes many people; whether male or female or the like. So, in such a case, the difference appears between the general text, which may be subject to specification, and the specific text and the absolute text, which may be subject to restriction.
Yes.