LessonsQiyas: Definition, Authority, Five Conditions, Effective Cause and TypesQuiz

«ولصحة القياس خمسة شروط»
A valid analogy has five requirements.

1. It must not oppose an explicit text.
2. It must not alter a ruling established by a text.
3. The original ruling must have an intelligible rationale.
4. It must establish a legal ruling, not merely a linguistic meaning.
5. The subsidiary case must not already be expressly governed by a text.

The first two requirements are related but distinct: direct contradiction is different from using analogy to recast a textual ruling. The remaining conditions concern the original case, the goal of the reasoning, and the status of the new case.

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The five conditions for a valid analogy

Qiyas: Definition, Authority, Five Conditions, Effective Cause and Types

«ولصحة القياس خمسة شروط»
A valid analogy has five requirements.

1. It must not oppose an explicit text.
2. It must not alter a ruling established by a text.
3. The original ruling must have an intelligible rationale.
4. It must establish a legal ruling, not merely a linguistic meaning.
5. The subsidiary case must not already be expressly governed by a text.

The first two requirements are related but distinct: direct contradiction is different from using analogy to recast a textual ruling. The remaining conditions concern the original case, the goal of the reasoning, and the status of the new case.