confusion (الاشْتِبَاهُ)
الفقه العقيدة أصول الفقه
التعريف :
Confusion of the circumstances of two or more situations.
المعنى الاصطلاحي :
The intermixing of a pure substance with an impure one without distinction.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر :
"Ishtibāh": ambiguity, confusion, mix-up. Original meaing: resemblance and similarity in color and description.