Mani'
Mani' names something that blocks a ruling from applying, even when every other requirement for it has already been met.
What it means for me: Mani' explains why a ruling you expected does not apply to you. Every other requirement can be satisfied, and this one thing still stands in the way. You cannot reason your way around it by satisfying more of the other requirements.
Example: Two relatives meet every condition for a share of an estate. One caused the death of the person they would inherit from, and that blocks the share regardless. It is a standard example of mani' at work.
Do not confuse with: Shart, condition. A missing shart means a requirement was never met. A mani' is different: every requirement is met, and something else still overrides it.
If scholars differ: Legal theorists agree mani' belongs among the situational rulings, alongside sabab and shart. They differ on classifying specific circumstances as a genuine impediment rather than simply an unmet condition.
See the term in context
Must one make up for days in which the emission of mani or madhi is suspected due to reading fatwas about what invalidates the fast, coupled with the inability to distinguish between natural secretions and mani?
You may be afflicted with some form of waswasah (obsessive whispering/doubts), so you must ignore it. The difference between madhi (pre-seminal fluid) and mani (semen) and other discharges is clear. Whatever discharge…
Is it obligatory to remove the liquids accumulated on the walls of the vulva before every prayer, knowing that some of them might be madhy (pre-seminal fluid)? And does touching the vulva while cleaning it cause the emission of mani (seminal fluid)?
The obsessive whispers (waswas) have taken a toll on you. What we advise you to do is to disregard these whispers and pay no attention to them, as this is the most effective treatment. It appears that these discharges…
What is the ruling regarding someone who sees any discharge upon waking from sleep, and must they perform ghusl or not, given their inability to distinguish between mani (spermatic fluid) and madhiy (prostatic fluid)?
To distinguish between mani (seminal fluid) and madhy (pre-seminal fluid): Mani is a thick, white fluid that is discharged in gushes, with desire, and is followed by a feeling of exhaustion. Its smell resembles that of…
Questions that use it
Is there a resemblance between Manichaeism and Islam, and did the Prophet (peace be upon him) adopt beliefs from Manichaeism, and did Mani claim to be the Seal of the Prophets, and what is the truth about Manichaeism?
Does what comes out of a girl—who suffers from obsessions regarding mani (semen) and madhi (pre-seminal fluid)—when thinking about or seeing certain things, count as mani or madhi, and what are the implications for changing clothes or performing ghusl (ritual bath)?
Does a person have the absolute choice in determining the type of discharge (mani or madhiy) even if he predominantly believes it to be mani? And if he chooses to consider it madhiy and prays, then signs of mani appear later, does that confirm the discharge of mani, and must the prayers be repeated?