Another of these maxims is: al-mashaqqah tajlibu at-taysīr (hardship brings about ease).

On the basis of this rule they established all the dispensations granted to travelers and the various reductions in acts of worship, financial dealings, and other matters.

They also say: lā wājib maʿ al-ʿajz wa-lā muḥarram maʿ aḍ-ḍarūrah (no duty remains when one is unable, and no prohibition stands when necessity demands).

Thus the Lawgiver has not imposed upon us anything that lies entirely beyond our capacity.

Whatever obligation He has prescribed and the servant is utterly incapable of fulfilling is thereby lifted.

If the person can perform some part of it, then whatever he can manage becomes binding upon him, while the rest is waived