What Is Attributed to Shahrour?
The material attributes to Shahrour an interpretation of the condition «غير باغ ولا عاد» (“neither seeking nor transgressing”) as preventing a person from deliberately intending or choosing what is forbidden when alternatives exist, and then claiming necessity. This presentation is based on a paraphrase found on the page for episode 18, rather than on a documented verbatim quotation.
Atlas Explanation
Within this presentation, the qualification is understood to prevent necessity from being turned into a formal loophole around prohibition: the availability of an alternative negates, under this view, the basis for invoking the concession. This does not require merging «غير باغ» (“not seeking”) and «غير عاد» (“not transgressing”) into a single meaning; the available evidence does not provide a documented independent definition for each.
Synthetic Conclusion
If this wording is confirmed upon reviewing the episode, it makes the criterion for the concession practical: the question is not merely whether a person has encountered what is forbidden, but whether they had a lawful option available that they could pursue.
Open Question and Limits of the Record
The available evidence does not contain a verbatim text or raw context showing Shahrour’s full wording, nor does it settle the extent to which this interpretation applies to every occurrence of the phrase. It is therefore necessary to refer back to episode 18 and to the two established book links: Toward New Foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence and Religion and Power.