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The fiqh prompt is specialized for translating Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) texts - legal manuals, rulings, and scholarly disagreements on ritual and transactional matters.

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What It’s For

Use the fiqh prompt when translating:
  • Fiqh manuals (Hidayah, Mughni, Umm, etc.)
  • Legal rulings on worship, contracts, and criminal law
  • Texts with madhab disagreements and attributions
  • Works using the five-fold legal categorization
The fiqh prompt is automatically stacked on top of the master prompt. You get all master rules plus fiqh-specific guidance.

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Access the Fiqh Prompt

import { getPrompt } from 'wobble-bibble';

const fiqhPrompt = getPrompt('fiqh');
console.log(fiqhPrompt.name); // "Fiqh"
console.log(fiqhPrompt.content); // Master + fiqh rules combined

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Structure Preservation

The fiqh prompt preserves hierarchical structure using plain English labels:
ArabicEnglish LabelUsage
بابChapter:Main divisions
فصلSection:Subsections
مسألةIssue:Individual rulings
فرعBranch:Derived cases
أصلRoot:Fundamental principles
Only use these labels when the Arabic explicitly contains a structural heading. Do not insert labels into narrative text.

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Example

Source: 
باب الطهارة
مسألة: الماء الطاهر ينقسم إلى قسمين
Output: 
Chapter: Purification
Issue: Pure water is divided into two categories
Use translit (English) format for legal rulings:
ArabicTransliterationEnglishCategory
واجبwājibobligatoryMandatory
مندوب / مستحبmandūb / mustaḥabbrecommendedEncouraged
مباحmubāḥpermissibleNeutral
مكروهmakrūhdislikedDiscouraged
حرامḥarāmprohibitedForbidden

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Example

Wrong: “Prayer is obligatory”
Right: “Prayer is wājib (obligatory)“

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Validity Terminology

ArabicTransliterationEnglish
صحيحṣaḥīḥvalid
باطلbāṭilinvalid/void
فاسدfāsidinvalid/void
Context matters: In hadith, ṣaḥīḥ means “authentic.” In fiqh, it means “valid.” The fiqh prompt uses the legal sense.

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Fiqh Technical Terms

Always define technical terms on first occurrence:

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Foundational Concepts

  • rukn (pillar) - Essential component
  • shart (condition) - Precondition for validity
  • māniʿ (preventer) - Invalidating factor
  • sabab (cause) - Legal cause
  • ʿillah (effective cause) - Ratio legis

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Reasoning Methods

  • qiyās (analogical reasoning) - Analogy
  • ijmāʿ (consensus) - Scholarly agreement
  • khilāf (disagreement) - Scholarly dispute

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Opinion Strength

  • rājiḥ (preponderant) - Stronger opinion
  • marjūḥ (lesser) - Weaker opinion
  • al-aṣaḥḥ - The soundest view

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Madhab Attribution

Preserve attributions exactly as written:

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Common Patterns

  • qāla fulān - So-and-so said
  • qawl - Opinion/view
  • wajhān - Two positions
  • riwāyātān - Two reports
  • madhhab - School/position

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Do Not Resolve Disputes

Unless the Arabic text explicitly chooses a view (using terms like al-rājiḥ or al-aṣaḥḥ), do not resolve the disagreement. Preserve all opinions.
Example: Source: 
وفيه وجهان: أحدهما يجوز، والثاني لا يجوز. والأصح الأول.
Output: 
There are two positions on this: The first is that it is permissible, and the second is that it is not permissible. The soundest is the first.

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Units and Currency

Keep measures and monetary units as transliteration without conversions:
ArabicTransliterationType
درهمdirhamCurrency
دينارdinarCurrency
صاعṣāʿVolume
مدmuddVolume
Wrong: “One dirham (approximately 3 grams of silver)“
Right: “One dirham”
Only add conversions if the Arabic text itself provides them.

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Conditional Logic

Preserve if/then structures exactly: Source: 
إن كان الماء قليلاً فهو نجس، وإن كان كثيراً فهو طاهر
Output: 
If the water is little, it is impure; if it is abundant, it is pure

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Lists and Numbering

Maintain original list structure: Source: 
شروط الصلاة ثلاثة: الأول: الطهارة. الثاني: ستر العورة. الثالث: استقبال القبلة.
Output: 
The conditions (shurūṭ) of prayer are three: First: Purification. Second: Covering the nakedness. Third: Facing the qiblah.

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When to Use

✅ Use fiqh prompt for:
  • Pure fiqh manuals
  • Legal ruling compilations
  • Madhab-specific texts (Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i, Hanbali)
  • Comparative fiqh works
❌ Don’t use for:
  • Legal methodology (usul) → Use usul_al_fiqh
  • Fatwa Q&A format → Use fatawa
  • Mixed scholarly works → Use encyclopedia_mixed

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Common Pitfalls

❌ Wrong: “Prayer is obligatory”
✅ Right: “Prayer is wājib (obligatory)“

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2. Adding Conversions

❌ Wrong: “One ṣāʿ (approximately 2.6 liters)”
✅ Right: “One ṣāʿ”

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3. Resolving Unresolved Disputes

❌ Wrong: “The correct view is…” (when source doesn’t say this)
✅ Right: “There are two opinions: first… second…“

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4. Inventing Structure Labels

❌ Wrong: Adding “Chapter:” when Arabic just has narrative text
✅ Right: Only use labels when Arabic has explicit structural markers

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Example Output

Input segment: 
P456 - باب الوضوء
مسألة: الوضوء واجب لكل صلاة. وشروطه ستة: النية، وغسل الوجه، وغسل اليدين، ومسح الرأس، وغسل الرجلين، والترتيب.
Expected output: 
P456 - Chapter: Ablution
Issue: Ablution is wājib (obligatory) for every prayer. Its conditions (shurūṭ) are six: Intention, washing the face, washing the hands, wiping the head, washing the feet, and sequential order.

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Integration with Validation

import { getPrompt, validateTranslationResponse } from 'wobble-bibble';

const prompt = getPrompt('fiqh');

// Send prompt.content to LLM...
const llmOutput = "P456 - Chapter: Ablution...";

// Validate the response
const validation = validateTranslationResponse(llmOutput, sourceSegments);

if (!validation.isValid) {
  console.error('Validation errors:', validation.errors);
}

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Next Steps

Usul al-Fiqh

For legal methodology and theoretical jurisprudence

Fatawa

For legal opinions in Q&A format

Encyclopedia Mixed

For works mixing fiqh with other genres

Validation Guide

Learn how outputs are validated

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