3. MAQASID AL-SHARIÁH
[ THE PURPOSE OF ISLAMIC LAW ]
DINI DUNYAW
I
The purposes of the shari‘ah are of two types:
1. To secure the interest of mankind that pertains to Hereafter.
2. To secure the interest of mankind pertaining to this world.
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4. TAHSIL: SECURING OF A BENEFIT
(MANFAÁH) AND
IBQA’: REPELLING OF HARM (MADARRAH)
RIÁYAT AL-MAQASID
[Preservation of the
maqasid]
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5. MAQASID AL-SHARIÁH
[ THE PURPOSE OF ISLAMIC LAW ]
SIX (6)ultimate
MAQASID AL-SHARIÁH
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13. DEFINITION OF
MASLAHAH
LITERALLY MASLAHAH HAS TWO (2) MEANING:-
1) MASLAHAH = MANFA’AH / BENEFIT / UTILITY,
ANTONYM OF MAFSADAH OR MADARRAH
• EATING IS MASLAHAH, SLEEPING IS MASLAHAH
• PAINFUL IS MADARRAH, HARM IS MADARRAH
MASLAHAH ≠ MAFSADAH
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14. 2) (ةليسولا) WAY IN ACQUISITION OF MANFAÁH
(BENEFIT) OR WAY IN REPELLING/REPULSION OF
MADARRAH (HARM/INJURY)
• TAKING MEDICINE IS MASLAHAH MEDICINE IS
THE REMEDY FOR ILLNESS, WAY TO REPEL/ GET
RID FROM MADARRAH (SICKNESS GETTING WORSE)
• SEACHING FOR MONEY IS MASLAHAH WAY TO
GAIN MANY BENEFITS MASLAHAH
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15. MASLAHAH IS THE
SEEKING OF BENEFIT AND
THE REPELLING OF HARM
AS DIRECTED BY THE
LAWGIVER
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17. TECHNICALLY, MASLAHAH MURSALAH IS
THE MASLAHAH THAT IS NOT SUPPORTED
BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TEXT (AL-QURAN, AL-
SUNNAH, AL-IJMA’ AL-QIYAS). BUT IS
UPHELD BY THE TEXTS CONSIDERED
COLLECTIVELY. THIS IS ACHIEVED BY
REFERRING TO THE MAQASID AL-SHARI’AH.
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18. ملغاة مصلحة: MASLAHAH REJECTED
(MULGHA) BY THE SHARI’AH
مرسلة مصلحة: MASLAHAH THAT IS NEITHER
ACKNOWLEDGED NOR REJECTED BY THE
SHARI’AH (MASLAHAH MURSALAH)
معتبرة مصلحة: MASLAHAH ACKNOWLEDGED
(MU’TABARAH) BY THE SHARI’AH
TYPES OF MASLAHAH
19. 1) MASLAHAH
ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE
SHARI’AH
• MASLAHAH OF NIKAH [4:3]
• MASLAHAH OF KILLING HARMFUL ANIMALS IN THE
HARAM
( النبي حديث
ﷺ
ِمَرَحْال َو ِِّل ِحْال يِف َنْلَتْقُي ُقِسا َوَف ٌسَْمخ
:
«
ُعَقْبَ ْ
اْل ُاب َرُغْال َو ُةَّيَحْال
َّايَدُحْال َو ُورُقَعْال ُبْلَكْال َو ُةَارَفْال َو
» )
”Lima binatang pengganggu yang boleh dibunuh di tanah halal maupun tanah haram: Ular, gagak
abqa’, tikus, anjing galak, dan helang
(
مصلحة
معتبرة
)
Maslahah which is supported by the individually texts
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20. 2) MASLAHAH REJECTED BY THE
SHARI’AH
• GETTING MONEY FROM RIBA
• GETTING MONEY FROM SELLING KHAMAR
• INDULGING IN SEXUAL RELATIONS (ZINA)
• THE DIFFICULTIES THE LOCAL (AL-MUKIM) MAY FEEL
DURING THE FASTING PERIOD
(
مصلحة
ملغاة
)
Maslahah that is not acknowledged by the Shari’ah, because it clashes with the texts
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21. 3) MASLAHAH THAT IS NEITHER
ACKNOWLEDGED NOR REJECTED BY THE
SHARI’AH
(
مصلحة
مرسلة
)
22. JUSTIFICATION
OF MASLAHAH MURSALAH
THE MAQASID ARE BASED ON THE HIKMAH UNDERLYING
THE VARIOUS RULES
THE CONCEPT OF MASLAHAH IN GENERAL IS BASED UPON
THE HIKMAH OF THE RULE RATHER THAN ON THE ILLAH
THE JURIST HAVE BEEN VERY CAUTIONS IN THE USE OF
HIKMAH FOR THE DETERMINATION OF LAWS.
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Preservation: ibadah, da‘wah, promotion of good.
Protection: jihad, defending Islamic principles intellectually, al-nahyu an al-munkar (preventing evil).
Preservation: Marriage, providing sustenance, maintenance of good health.
Protection: Prohibition of suicide and homicide, qisas (retaliation) and diyyah (blood money).
Preservation: Education and pursuit of knowledge.
Protection: Prohibition of intoxicants and drugs.
Preservation: Marriage and establishing family life.
Protection: Prohibition of sex outside marriage, punishment for zina, homosexuality, LGBT, prohibition of abortion
Perservation:
Protection: Prohibition of qadhf (false accusation)
Preservation: The permission to trade and conduct business.
Protection: Prohibition of theft and riba’.