Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Musawi Isfahani: Difference between revisions
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=== Credible and Documentary Financial Value of Paper Money === | === Credible and Documentary Financial Value of Paper Money === | ||
On the basis of some understanding of his fatwas in Wasilat al-Najat, it is said that Isfahani did not consider fiat money, such as banknotes, to possess independent financial value; rather, he perceived them as documents representing dirhams and dinars, acting as alternative of gold and silver. Hence, he did not consider the credit transaction (Nesya) of this type of money permissible, because they lack intrinsic financial value and have only gained validity backed by precious metals. It is said that this view is rooted in traditional jurisprudential foundations, which consider financial value to be dependent on tangibility and consumability.<ref>Davoudi, Naqsh-e Foqaha-ye Shi'eh dar Hall-e Masa'il-e Mustahdatha, p. 211.</ref> | |||
=== Lack of Paternal Guardianship over the Marriage of a Virgin Girl === | === Lack of Paternal Guardianship over the Marriage of a Virgin Girl === | ||
In the issue of the guardianship of the father and paternal grandfather over a mature, discerning (Rashid), and virgin girl, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani considers the opinion negating their guardianship to be stronger (Aqwa) (similar to the issue of non-virgin girls); although he deems obtaining permission from the father and grandfather to be in accordance with strict precaution (Ihtiyat Shadid).<ref>Isfahani, Sirat al-Najat, vol. 2, p. 509.</ref> | In the issue of the guardianship of the father and paternal grandfather over a mature, discerning (Rashid), and virgin girl, Sayyid Abu al-Hasan Isfahani considers the opinion negating their guardianship to be stronger (Aqwa) (similar to the issue of non-virgin girls); although he deems obtaining permission from the father and grandfather to be in accordance with strict precaution (Ihtiyat Shadid).<ref>Isfahani, Sirat al-Najat, vol. 2, p. 509.</ref> | ||