Ra'yu Al-Imāmi Al-Syātibī Fī Al-Adillati Al-Ẓonniyyati رأي الإمام الشاطبي في الأدلة الظنية

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning of the Zhann and the Dalil Zhanni among the Ushuliyyun, and to clarify the opinions of Al-Syathibi and some scholars on the Dalil Zhanni. The authors follows a descriptive analytical approach in presenting this research, in order to be able to follow the findings of previous research in this field and then analyze and discuss them in the light of a scientific foundation. Al-Syathibi's date of birth is unknown, as his translator did not write his date of birth. Al-Syathibi did not leave Granada and did not mention to him a journey of knowledge or a journey to perform the hajj. Those who reflect on his legacy – may Allah have mercy on him – will find him a personality with a variety of talents and abilities. He fought the fanaticism of the mazhab and the traditions of the ancestors. He transferred the postulates of al-Ushul's science from zhanni's postulates to qath'i postulates using the inductive method. And his call for the finality of jurisprudential evidence. His scientific independence and non-dependence on others are highlighted by his position and writing.