@article{Mohd Lotpi bin Mohd Yusob_Abdul Karim bin Ali_Aminuddin bin Mustaffa_Mohd Badrol bin Awang_2020, title={FRAMING THE PARAMETERS OF MASLAHAH: A COMPLEMENTARY AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ON AL-GHAZALI’S WORK IN ALMUSTASFA}, volume={17}, url={https://archives.palarch.nl/index.php/jae/article/view/289}, abstractNote={<p>Maslahah is a source of law for the theoreticians and jurists to adduce hukm (legal ruling).<br>Even though it is put under secondary source of law, but it becomes an underlying foundation<br>for the primary sources of law because it is the general purpose of the divine revelation. The<br>jurists have put maslahah as the main paramount consideration in their ijtihad (juristic finding).<br>However, some of them are criticized for being unduly over-reliant in applying maslahah while<br>some others are faulted for the lack of reliance on maslahah which may lead to rigidity.<br>Therefore, it is pertinent for the jurists to observe rules in applying maslahah to avoid criticism.<br>The rules may be considered as parameter that can be a guidance to apply maslahah or to justify<br>maslahah based-finding. This parameter also can avoid the misuse in the application of<br>maslahah. One of the earliest works in framing the parameter of maslahah is al-Ghazali’s work<br>namely al-Mustasfa. Al-Ghazali has discussed in detail about the characteristics and conditions<br>for maslahah. However, there is also gap in al-Ghazali’s discussion which can be filled by<br>others. Therefore, this present research will try to look at other jurist’s works, classical and<br>contemporary, to compare and complement what was found by al-Ghazali in providing a<br>comprehensive and reliable parameter for the application of maslahah and subsequently it can<br>be a guidance to avoid misuse of maslahah in addressing the social change and accommodating<br>the societal needs.</p>}, number={4}, journal={PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology}, author={Mohd Lotpi bin Mohd Yusob and Abdul Karim bin Ali and Aminuddin bin Mustaffa and Mohd Badrol bin Awang}, year={2020}, month={Nov.}, pages={263-273} }