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Adillah al-Muttafaq 'Alaiha) and the disputed postulates (al-Adillah al-
(Nurliana, 2017).
Among the scholars, many differences regarding views and laws are not agreed
upon, which is very interesting to discuss. Of the many propositions in establishing
Islamic law that are still disputed (al- (Chadziq, 2019).
The existence of Istihsan as a legal proposition in Istidlal (legal determination) is a
very fierce debate among Uhul scholars; in contrast to other legal postulates that are not
agreed upon for its existence, both Istishab, Mashlahah al-Mursalah, 'Urf, Sadd al-
Dzariah, Madzhab Sahabat and Shar'u Man Qablana. This can be found starting from the
debate among scholars about the definition and its legality as one of the legal propositions
in Islamic Sharia (Haq, Muchtia, & Mukhlis, 2021).
Although the istihsan method is a postulate disputed in the Shari'a, all scholars use
istihsan in its lughawi (etymology) connotation, that is, "doing something good and not
violating the Shari'a". However, in terms of concepts (which generally apply), ulama
ushul fiqh varies in understanding and defines "istihsan" itself.
Among the scholars of the madhhab who use istihsan as the basis of legal istinbath
are Imam Hanafi, Imam Maliki and Imam Hambali. These three imams use istihsan both
theoretically and practically, but Imam Shafi'i uses istihsan only on a practical level, while
on a theoretical level, Imam Shafi'i does not use istihsan; this can be seen when he rejects
the definition of istihsan put forward by followers of the Hanafi school of Imam (Fadillah,
Satriani, Badrus, & Nur, 2021).
Imam Abu Haneefa, the founder of the rationalist madhhab or Ahl Al-Ra'yi, was a
scholar who made Istihsan as a legal proposition that was used as a basis in establishing
law in addition to other sources of law such as the Qur'an, al-Hadith, Ijma', Qiyas and
'Urf. This later became a provision followed by his disciples such as Imam Abu Yusuf
and Imam Hasan Al-Saibani, known as Al-Shahibani (the two main disciples of Abu
Haneefah) and followers after both (Muhajirin, 2022).
Imam Shafi'i was one of the scholars who categorically canceled the Istihsan
postulate. Therefore, he elaborated on it in a separate chapter in his book, al-um, with the
title "Ibthal al-Istihsan" (cancellation of the Istihsan postulate) (Kadenun, 2018). Imam
Shafi'i disagreed with the istihsan approach because he perceived it as making laws based
on personal desires and pursuing his satisfaction exclusively.
Previous research stated that Istihsan conceptually tends to take and practice the
law because it is considered a better law when compared to the applicable practice of the
original law (Chadziq, 2019).
In other studies also mentioned, istihsan is a kind of qiyas, namely winning qiyas
khafy over qiyas jali or changing the law that has been determined in a case or event that
has been determined based on general provisions to special provisions because there is an
interest that allows it.
It was also mentioned in a study that Istihsan is one of the legal istinbath methods
that can be used as blasphemy. In Maliki and Hanafi jurisprudence, the istihsan has a
decisive role because many things have been resolved through the istihsan method and