Regarding the Principle: “Means take the rulings of ends.” Does the means itself have to be permissible?
Question: Regarding the Principle: “Means take the rulings of ends.” Does the means itself have to be permissible?
Answer: [From the forum of Fiqh of Life: The Essentials of Halal & Haram, a SeekersGuidance online course]
In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
The legal principle is:
[Means take the rulings of ends.] للوسائل حكم الغايات
The conditions for this principle are that:
* The means be in itself permissible, and
* Its taking not result in a meaning orconsequence contrary to the Shariah.
(In short, the means has to be permissible and sound. بشرط سلامة الوسيلة)
ref: Hamawi.Ibn Nujaym, Hashiyat al-Ashbah wa’l Nazha’ir; Zarqa, Sharh al-Qawa’id al-Fiqhiyya
And Allah alone gives success.
wassalam,
Faraz Rabbani
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