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The 14 pages that link to Istihsan, each with the reason it gives.

• Islamic jurisprudenceRelated: It shows how some jurists temper formal analogy to avoid an unsuitable result.

• FiqhRelated: It permits jurists to depart from an analogy when another justification is stronger.

• IjtihadRelated: It illustrates how some legal schools qualify analogical reasoning.

• Usul al-fiqhRelated: Its use illustrates how some schools qualify analogy when another consideration better supports a ruling.

• QiyasCompared with: It can override a qiyas result when strict analogy would produce hardship or conflict with stronger evidence.

• Maliki schoolCompared with: Its prominence in Hanafi jurisprudence contrasts with the Maliki emphasis on public interest and Medinan practice.

• Hanafi schoolBroader topic: It lets Hanafi jurists avoid analogical outcomes judged inequitable or inconsistent with stronger evidence.

• Al-Shafi'iCompared with: Al-Shafi'i criticized unrestricted appeals to juristic preference as insufficiently grounded.

• IjmaCompared with: It illustrates discretionary reasoning that may produce a ruling without consensus.

• Shafi'i schoolCompared with: Al-Shafi'i criticized unrestricted preference when it lacked a recognized textual or legal basis.

• Maqasid al-ShariaRelated: It can prevent formal analogy from frustrating a recognized purpose.

• MaslahaRelated: It is another contested method for avoiding outcomes judged inequitable or harmful.

• IstislahCompared with: Its use of juristic preference can overlap with welfare reasoning but follows a distinct method.

• Sources of ShariaRelated: Some jurists use it to avoid an analogy’s unduly harsh or unsuitable result.