Istihsan (juridical preference)

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Islamic legal principle
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Hanafi_school
gptkb:Maliki_school
gptkb:Hanbali_school
gptkbp:basisFor flexibility in Islamic law
gptkbp:category Sources of Islamic law (usul al-fiqh)
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Shafi'i_school
gptkbp:contrastsWith Qiyas (analogy)
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:Imam_al-Shafi'i
gptkbp:defines A method of juristic preference to depart from strict analogy for a stronger reason
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Istihsan (juridical preference)
gptkbp:justifiedBy necessity
public interest (maslahah)
removal of hardship
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:originatedIn Arabic word 'hasuna' (to consider good)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ijtihad
Istihab
Istislah
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hanbali_jurisprudence
gptkb:Hanafi_school
gptkb:Zahiri
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6