Studies in Ibāḍism (al-Ibāḍīyya)

our adversaries are erroneous bearing the possibility of correctness."167

However, this Ibadhi view of non-Ibadhi schools of law did not prevent one of their outstanding scholars from introducing a new principle to Ibadhi jurisprudence stating that Ibadhi muftis are allowed to borrow laws from non-Ibadhi schools in cases where there were no opinions reported from Ibadhi authorities.168