Understanding the Objectives of the Shari'ah (Maqasid al Shari'ah)
The Thinking Muslim
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Makasad and the Muslim Al-Muh Dilemma
Makasad is an idea developed by Imam Shafi to rein in stray opinions. Can makasad help us in the current dilemma that the Muslim al-Muh finds itself in vis-a-vis Islamic opinions? I think absolutely, but only if we properly bound it and go back to what traditional scholars had said. We've spent a ton of time talking about misapplications ofmakasad," he says. "We need to actually close doors because the harm that is occurring through all this is just exacerbating the troubles"
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