Target of challengeCore questionAttributeIs the alleged attribute established?RulingIs the original or claimed ruling proved?Effect of causeDoes this cause establish this effect?QalbCan the reasoning be reversed?ʿAksDoes the proponent's precedent cut against the claim?Fasād al-waḍʿIs the cause suited to this ruling?Farq, naqḍ, muʿāraḍahIs there a material difference, counterexample, or opposing proof?
No analogy is established until the legal suitability of its cause and its connection to the specific ruling are made clear. Resemblance alone is not legal proof, and naming an objection does not by itself defeat a properly supported analogy.