The objectives of Islamic Shariah according to Ibn Al-Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

Authorship / Samiḥ Al-Jundi Knowing the legislator's objectives, the Shariah's intents, and understanding its rulings and wisdoms makes him feel the pleasure of obedience, the haste in doing good deeds, and abandoning prohibitions and forbidden acts because he realizes that the legislator did not command anything except that it contains benefit and goodness, and did not forbid anything except that it contains harm and corruption, whether he perceives it or not. This book highlights the importance of the objectives of Shariah and the role of Imam Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya, may Allah have mercy on him, in this science. It has collected most of what relates to the objectives of Shariah from Ibn Qayyim’s books, clarifying his role in this field. It also explained the idea of objectives and linked it to some of the foundational principles of maqasid, supporting it with evidence to serve as a proof when citing it. This study provides the mujtahid with a great wealth that helps him in the process of ijtihad and deduction, especially in issues related to the reasoning behind rulings, which Ibn Qayyim excelled in more than other great scholars. It also helps the layperson who is responsible to follow the commands and prohibitions of the Shariah, understanding that its rulings are based on wisdoms, and that the entire Shariah, in its totality, is based on interests, whether he perceives them or not.