except for what the Lawgiver Himself has legislated; by contrast, the default ruling for customary practices is permissibility, unless the Lawgiver has expressly forbidden them.

For worship is whatever the Lawgiver has enjoined, whether as an obligation or as a recommendation; anything outside that scope is not worship. Furthermore, God created everything on earth for us to derive every sort of benefit from, save what the Lawgiver has prohibited.

Among the related maxims is: “When the causes that trigger acts of worship or establish rights are present, those acts and rights take effect and become obligatory—unless an impediment accompanies them.”

Another maxim states: “Obligatory duties bind those who are legally accountable.” Legal accountability is attained when a person reaches puberty and possesses sound intellect. As for liabilities arising from destruction or damage, they fall upon both the legally accountable and those who are not.