What Is The Reality Of Sub Continents Aulia ?
It is the nature of the directive, the nature of cause (iilat) of the directive whether it can be extended or not, whether it can be generalized or not, determines that a directive is general or not. Also, it is well established by the Quran itself if the directive is specific. For example, there is a general principle that God has created humanity to worship Him. Now every directive of worship is supposed to be general, no matter if it is given to the prophet and the companions. But for the prayer of Tahajjud, it was made clear in the Quran that it is not obligatory on others but on the prophet only. While stating the special protocols for the wives of the prophet in Surah al-Ahzab it is told in the beginning that these were given to be wives of the prophet because they were not like other common women and they were the target of the slandering by the hypocrites. Even if a directive is specific, the underlying general principle, for example, in the above instance, we can derive a general principle of morality that special measures need to be ensured when special circumstances demand.