Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts

Fatwa, in general, refers to a legal opinion on the legal ruling, which is issued by any Muslim jurist (mufti) relating to any particular issue that asked by the public. In principle, fatwa serves as a means of clarifying any issue that arises in Muslim society. The Muslim jurist has to rely on so...

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Main Authors:	Ibrahim, Badruddin, Mohd, Azizah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Serials Publication (P) Ltd 2017
Subjects:	K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/59150/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/59150/1/journal%20ir%20bad.pdf

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spelling	iium-591502018-01-12T10:16:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59150/ Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts Ibrahim, Badruddin Mohd, Azizah K Law (General) KBP Islamic Law KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh Fatwa, in general, refers to a legal opinion on the legal ruling, which is issued by any Muslim jurist (mufti) relating to any particular issue that asked by the public. In principle, fatwa serves as a means of clarifying any issue that arises in Muslim society. The Muslim jurist has to rely on sources of Islamic law from the Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma’, qiyas and other sources in his fatwa. One of the sources of Islamic law that becomes a basis of the fatwa is maslahah (public interest). Maslahah under Islamic Jurisprudence can be simply defined as ‘securing of benefit and interest to the human being and removing harm that might incur on them’. National Fatwa Committee on behalf of the state often issues the legal opinion (fatwa) in order to cope with the problem that arisen in the Muslim community. Issues normally involve personal affairs of the Muslim community, which include ruling relating to family matters, property law, succession law, wealth management, etc. This paper seeks to examine maslahah-based fatwa on issues relating wealth in the Malaysian context. For that purpose, a number of fatwa issued in Malaysia will be examined and analyzed as to whether such a fatwa is based on maslahah that is recognised and acceptable under the Shariah. The research will adopt qualitative research approach where analysis is done based on treatises of the Muslim jurist and the writings of the contemporary Muslims Scholars. Serials Publication (P) Ltd 2017-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59150/1/journal%20ir%20bad.pdf Ibrahim, Badruddin and Mohd, Azizah (2017) Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts. Journal of Islamic Law Review, 13 (1). pp. 69-84. ISSN 0973-2918
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description	Fatwa, in general, refers to a legal opinion on the legal ruling, which is issued by any Muslim jurist (mufti) relating to any particular issue that asked by the public. In principle, fatwa serves as a means of clarifying any issue that arises in Muslim society. The Muslim jurist has to rely on sources of Islamic law from the Qur’an, Sunnah, Ijma’, qiyas and other sources in his fatwa. One of the sources of Islamic law that becomes a basis of the fatwa is maslahah (public interest). Maslahah under Islamic Jurisprudence can be simply defined as ‘securing of benefit and interest to the human being and removing harm that might incur on them’. National Fatwa Committee on behalf of the state often issues the legal opinion (fatwa) in order to cope with the problem that arisen in the Muslim community. Issues normally involve personal affairs of the Muslim community, which include ruling relating to family matters, property law, succession law, wealth management, etc. This paper seeks to examine maslahah-based fatwa on issues relating wealth in the Malaysian context. For that purpose, a number of fatwa issued in Malaysia will be examined and analyzed as to whether such a fatwa is based on maslahah that is recognised and acceptable under the Shariah. The research will adopt qualitative research approach where analysis is done based on treatises of the Muslim jurist and the writings of the contemporary Muslims Scholars.
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title	Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts
title_short	Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts
title_full	Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts
title_fullStr	Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts
title_full_unstemmed	Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts
title_sort	maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in malaysian contexts
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Maslahah base fatwa on issues relating to wealth in Malaysian contexts

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