MAQASID SHARIAH AND FIQH AWLAWIYAT

6 MAQASID  SHARI'AH   (مقاصد الشريعة)

(OBJECTIVES OF THE SHARI'AH)

1) SUSTAINING THE RELIGION  
حفظ الدين


2) SUSTAINING THE SELF/LIFE
حفظ النفس/ الحياة


3) SUSTAINING THE MIND/EDUCATION
حفظ العقل


4) SUSTAINING WEALTH/ECONOMY
حفظ المال


5) SUSTAINING LINEAGE/FAMILY
حفظ النسب


6) SUSTAINING DIGNITY/SELF ESTEEM
حفظ العرض



ISSUES
a) Why backbiting is haram?
b) Why corruption is haram?
c) Why homosexuality is haram?
d)  Why insulting other religions is haram?
e) Why plagiarism is haram?
f) Why environmental pollution is haram?






FIQH AWLAWIYAT  (فقه الأولاويات)

1) tolerate minor harm in order to gain major benefit

2) tolerate minor harm in order to avoid major harm

3) give up minor benefit in order to gain major benefit

4) give up minor benefit in order to avoid major harm



ISSUES
a) Should I sacrifice my life to save my family?

b) Should I keep my savings rather than invest in my education?

c) Should I go watch a movie and leave my injured dog to die?

d) Should I lie because if I don't do so, my marriage shall be torn apart!