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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.

• 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.

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