What is meant by the author's statement: "or in that which is established by it"?
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The questioner : The author's statement (may Allah have mercy on him) "... or in that which is established by it", his saying "is established by it"...?
The Shaykh : How is it established? It is established by a specific ruling from the Shari'ah, not by custom. What is established by it is defined by the Shari'ah. An example of this is what I told you: she claimed that he had seclusion with her, so the mahr was established by the seclusion, while he said he had not had seclusion with her.
The Shaykh : How is it established? It is established by a specific ruling from the Shari'ah, not by custom. What is established by it is defined by the Shari'ah. An example of this is what I told you: she claimed that he had seclusion with her, so the mahr was established by the seclusion, while he said he had not had seclusion with her.