The result was the confinement of "040. The origins of the rulings were confined, as explained.

The branches arising from them. The origins are confined to an order and a prohibition; so the branches are confined to an action, which is the implication of the order, and leaving, which is the implication of the prohibition. Action refers to what is obligatory and recommended, and leaving refers to what is forbidden and disliked. As for what is permissible, it does not refer to any of them, because it did not enter into 040. Obligation. Its implication is merely permission and permissibility in action and leaving.

The interdependence between the origin and the branch - 2 The origin and the branch are two interdependent matters, as we mentioned earlier, and interdependence necessitates interdependence, because each of the interdependent matters depends on the existence of the other. For this reason, the origins of Sharia and its branches are interdependent, and this interdependence appears in two ways: essential interdependence and cognitive interdependence.

A. Essential interdependence: This interdependence appears in the inseparable connection between the essence of the origin and the essence of the branch. The explanation for this is that it is impossible for the rulings of Sharia to be established without their previously established origins. This is due to what we have explained, that reason, imitation, arbitrary decision, and claim are all unsuitable as origins for rulings. Therefore, if a ruling exists, it must refer to a legal origin from an order or prohibition. Similarly, it is impossible for an origin to be established without a branch. The explanation for this is that if we say that the origin is the divine address, and the address necessitates something, then that necessity is the branch according to what it necessitates of action or leaving. Thus, we see that there is a necessary interdependence between the essence of the origin and the essence of the branch; whenever there is a divine address, there is a ruling derived from that divine address.

B. Cognitive interdependence: The essential interdependence between the origin and the branch leads to cognitive interdependence. The ruling, in our view, is the divine address when it relates to the actions of the accountable. So, what is forbidden is that which is said: "Leave it and do not do it."

What is obligatory is that which is said: "Do it and do not leave it." And what is permissible is that which is said: "If you wish, do it, and if you wish, leave it." If this address from the legislator does not exist, then there is no ruling (Al-Mustasfa, 55).

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