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Jurisprudential Rules (1)

Course Description: The course covers the principles of jurisprudential rules, their origins, and writings. It includes a detailed study of three of the five major rules: "Matters are judged by their intentions," "Certainty is not removed by doubt," and "Difficulty brings ease." It also covers the sub-rules and jurisprudential applications that fall under these principles.

Credits: 2

Prerequisites: ISF 245

Objectives of the course :

a. Introducing the student to the science of Fiqh principles, its importance, and its literature.
b. Study of the major rules and their examples, and their contemporary applications.
c. Developing students' skills in dealing with jurisprudence rules and benefiting from them. .

Course outputs :

Knowledge and understanding:
1- That the student becomes acquainted with the science of Fiqh jurisprudence and its origins and works.
2. The student reviews the rule of "Acts are judged by their intentions" and the sub-rules that fall under it.
3. The student will identify the most important rules that fall under the principle that certainty is not nullified by doubt.
Skills:
1. The student should research the existing literature on jurisprudential rules.
2. The student differentiates between the major rules
3. The student should extract juristic branches and apply them to the major principles.
Values, autonomy and responsibility:
1. The student masters positive engagement with dissenters.
2- Student's responsibility for their own learning
3. The student masters dealing with group situations.

Additional information:

Course Topics:
First: The principles of jurisprudential grammar and its origins, and its works.
The science of the principles of jurisprudence, its origins, and its works.
The origin of fiqh rules.
The difference between jurisprudential maxims and their equivalents.
- Types of Fiqh Rules.
The admissibility of juristic rules.
– Key Works in Jurisprudential Rules and Authors' Methodologies. .
Second: The Major Juristic Rule: Acts are judged by their intentions, and the rules deriving from it:
The reality of the principle "Actions are judged by their intentions.".
The importance of the principle of "actions are judged by their intentions," and its status in Sharia law.
– Evidence for the rule that matters are judged by their intentions.
The reality of intention, its conditions for validity, and the wisdom behind its legitimacy.
The most important rules that fall under the rule of intentions, the meaning of each rule, and its relationship to the main rule
Applying the Grand Rule "Matters are judged by their intentions" and the sub-rules derived from it to a number of jurisprudential branches and contemporary issues. .
Third: The Major Principle: Certainty is not nullified by doubt, and the sub-principles thereunder:
The certainty of a rule is not dispelled by doubt.
– The importance of the principle of certainty is not removed by doubt, and its status in Islamic law.
The evidence for a settled certainty is not removed by doubt. .
The most important rules under the general rule "Certainty is not dispelled by doubt," along with an explanation of each rule and its relationship to the main principle.
Applying the general rule and the rules derived from it to a number of legal branches and new issues.
Fourth: The great rule is "hardship invites ease," and the rules that fall under it are:
The principle that hardship brings ease is a reality.
The importance of the rule of hardship bringing ease, and its status in Islamic law.
The evidence of the rule of hardship brings ease.
- Reasons for ease in Islamic law.
The regulations of considering hardship bring about ease.
The most important rules under the principle of hardship bringing about ease, and an explanation of the meaning of each rule and its relationship to the greater principle.
The application of the major principle of hardship brings ease, and the subordinate rules that fall under it, to a number of jurisprudential branches and new issues.

Last updated: 2026-04-27