Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law

A precise demarcation separating hiyal from normal application of law has remained challenging. The majority of juristic trends are seen to categorize hiyal into permissible and impermissible types. Out of four categories of hiyal, juristic difference is found only with regard to one, where a permis...

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Main Author: Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman
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Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2008
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spelling iium-55772012-07-18T03:02:25Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/5577/ Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman KBP Islamic Law KBP50 History, development and application of Islamic law A precise demarcation separating hiyal from normal application of law has remained challenging. The majority of juristic trends are seen to categorize hiyal into permissible and impermissible types. Out of four categories of hiyal, juristic difference is found only with regard to one, where a permissible avenue is employed for attaining an unlawful end. This highlights that there is a large area of hiyal where there is near unanimity on acceptability. Despite the apparent laxity perceived of Hanafi jurists with regard to hiyal, they have limited the employment of hiyal to justifiable purposes only. The debate on hiyal could essentially be reduced to the juristic difference on the relevance and significance of intent in contracts, as upheld by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani. International Islamic University Malaysia 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/5577/1/Early_Juristic_Approaches_to_the_Application_of_Hiyal-Muhammad_Abdurrahman_Sadique.pdf Sadique, Muhammad Abdurrahman (2008) Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law. IIUM Law Journal, 16 (2). pp. 157-180. ISSN 0128-2530 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/299-wwwgooglecom.aspx
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Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
description A precise demarcation separating hiyal from normal application of law has remained challenging. The majority of juristic trends are seen to categorize hiyal into permissible and impermissible types. Out of four categories of hiyal, juristic difference is found only with regard to one, where a permissible avenue is employed for attaining an unlawful end. This highlights that there is a large area of hiyal where there is near unanimity on acceptability. Despite the apparent laxity perceived of Hanafi jurists with regard to hiyal, they have limited the employment of hiyal to justifiable purposes only. The debate on hiyal could essentially be reduced to the juristic difference on the relevance and significance of intent in contracts, as upheld by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani.
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title Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
title_short Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
title_full Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
title_fullStr Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
title_full_unstemmed Early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in Islamic law
title_sort early juristic approaches to the application of hiyal (legal devices) in islamic law
publisher International Islamic University Malaysia
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