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plurality is ‘‘ three ’’ according to the consensus (ijma‘) of the 
lexicographers. Therefore if these words are applied to less 
than three individuals they would be deprived of their proper 
signification. Some of the companions of al-Shafi‘l and Malik 
Therefore it is the minimum number to which these words may 
apply. They rely on the saying of the Prophet, ‘‘ Two and 
upwards make a multitude.’’ The author replies to this by his 
statement that the saying of the Prophet, ‘‘Two and upwards 
make a multitude,’ applies to questions of inheritance and 
wills.”’ 
Note.—‘ Questions of inheritance,’ 7.e., not to lexicology 
because the Prophet was sent for the purpos e of delivering 
ordinances and not for the purpose of elucidating lexicology. 
Ipip. (p. 243). 
Istihsin (liberal construction) is based on (a) tradi- 
tion, (b) ijma*‘, (°) _— ity, and (d) latent analogy (qiyas 
Kha; Manifes alogy (qiyas jalt) demands something, 
and (a) tradition, i ‘ima (c) eens and (d) latent analogy 
demand its opposite. Then analogy (giyas) should be noted 
upon, but recourse should be had to istihsan (liberal con- 
struction). 
Isp. (Lucknow Edn., p. 37). 
The authority of the rule that a change of proprietorship 
causes a change of substance constructively is based on the 
following tradition: The Prophet visited Barirah and she 
presented to him some dates, but there was a pot full of 
meat boiling, and the Prophet said to her, ‘‘ Won’t you let 
us have someof themeat?’’ Sheanswered, ‘‘O Apostle of God, 
it is meat which was sent me by way of charity.”” He said, ‘It 
is charity for you, but present for us.’’ He means, when you 
received it from the owner it was charity for you, if you 
give it to us it will be a present to us. From this is known 
that a change of proprietorship brings about a change of sub- 
stance. Many questions are decided on this principle. 
LXXxX. DocuMENT CONTAINING A LEGAL FaTWx FROM THE 
Granp Murti oF Eaeypt. 
Fee—Six Piastres. 
To 
His Excellency the Mufti of Egypt. 
What is your opinion concerning the following case? An 
Indian of the Hanafi sect makes waqf of Government securities, 
