The Rules of Pretexts And Their Applications In Da’wah

Abstract

The study endeavors to define and clarify the Rules of Pretexts and their significance in da'wah, extrapolate some of their modern uses within the da'wah work, and emphasize the comprehensiveness of Shari'a and its ability to absorb contemporary issues of da'wah. The significance of the research stems from the awareness of the da'i of the purposes and objectives of the Shari'a; as a result, the da'i cannot accept that other nations advance and grow while he lags behind. Similarly, the means of spreading falsehood cultivate and advance, while those who hold the truth remain shrouded under the veil of familiarity with old and resistance to all that is new. The descriptive analytical inferential approach was used for the study.

The scholars differed in the authenticity of the rule of blocking pretexts and applying it, while the Maliki scholars considered it as one of their foundations, and the Hanafis considered it to be approved and accepted, and the Shafi’is single it out for what is stated in the texts, and reduced the differences between scholars by urging everyone to return to the rules of Shari’a .