Jurisprudence of maslaha and its contemporary applications

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hussein Hamid Hassan (Author)
Corporate Authors: Islamic Development Bank, Islamic Research and Training Institute
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia : Islamic Research and Training Institute, Islamic Development Bank , c1994
Series:Eminent scholars' lecture series no. 7
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Definition of maslaha (beneficence)
  • 2. A review of the methodologies of scholars of the Usul (fundamentals) of jurisprudence in Istidlal Morsal (free reasoning)
  • 3. Reconciling the Maliki's' view that a maslaha contrary to the text should be abolished and their view that Istihsan is the abandonment of the import of evidence in favor of a maslaha