Ihtiyat (disambiguation)

Ihtiyat (Caution) may refer to:

• Obligatory Caution: It is to observe caution in an issue when a mujtahid has no fatwa (definite ruling); in such stance, it is required for people (mukallaf) to either act based on precaution or follow another religious authority.
• Recommended Caution: In Sharia rulings, it is a precaution that, unlike obligatory precaution, is not compulsory, and its implementation is recommended.

• Principle of Caution: The principle of precaution is one of the practical principles. It means to do all the possibilities so that it is sure to do the obligatory or to leave the forbidden.