The five maxims were matters of consensus among all schools and are listed as follows: • “Matters shall be judged by their objectives”. • “Certainty shall not be removed by doubt”, often invoked with special reference to Islamic principles like things are deemed permissible until definitively shown otherwise, that innocence is assumed until proof of guilt, and so forth. • “Hardship shall bring alleviation” (al-mashaqqa tajlib al-taysÏr), meaning that the law shall not validly require anything which people are incapable of fulfilling without undue difficulty. • “Harm shall be removed”, which invalidates rulings that lead to harm, even if technically valid. • “Cultural usage shall have the weight of law”. The maxim is also read as ,“cultural usage is definitive,” implying that customary usage has authority similar to fundamental textual precepts of the law. From living Islam with Purpose
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 08:40:12 +0000
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