The Integration of Five Main Goals of Shariah in The Production of Science and Technology for Human Well-Being
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The development of science and technology has significantly impacted people's daily lives. Humans depend on convenience and innovation, such as online transactions, presenting electronic documents as evidence in court, online education applications, and others. In Shariah principles, Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿa plays an important role in taking care of the five main elements: the preservation of faith or religion (Hifz al-Din), the preservation of life (Hifz al-Nafs), the preservation of intellect (Hifz al-‘Aql), the preservation of lineage (Hifz al-Nasl), and the preservation of property (Hifz al-Mal). According to the religious perspective, any modern technology or innovation contradicting the five main principles is not permissible. However, to what extent are the five main principles applied to producing this development? This article explores the requirements for adopting science and technology to enhance human well-being, examines how Shariah's five main objectives can be integrated into the production of science and technology, and analyses the challenges in applying these objectives within this context. This article uses a qualitative approach via document analysis, utilising several sources such as classical Islamic and contemporary books, theses, journal articles, proceedings, websites, and working papers. The collected data is presented in the form of subthemes. The findings show that applying the five Shariah principles is crucial in producing innovation and modern technology for human well-being. This is because an innovation that violates the principle of Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿa is automatically not accepted by Shariah, such as gender reassignment, semen banks, etc. This study summarises that the emerging manufacturing of technologies and innovations must align with the five principles of Shariah. The main objective is to produce good (jalbu al-maslahah) and reject all evil (dar'u al-mafsadah).
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Apostasy should incur worldly penalties only when it constitutes public sedition, thereby safeguarding communal faith and social cohesion, while exempting private changes of belief from ḥudūd sanctions.
“Similarly, Al-Soidi (2012) argues that apostasy should incur worldly penalties only when it constitutes public sedition, thereby safeguarding communal faith (ḥifẓ al-dīn) and social cohesion (ḥifẓ al-naql), while also upholding individual dignity (ḥifẓ al-nafs) and reason (ḥifẓ al-'aql) by exempting private changes of belief from ḥudūd sanctions.”
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The Categories of Maqāṣid Al-Sharīʿa section discusses protection of faith, and the Conclusion gives examples involving prayer. Neither addresses apostasy or distinguishes public sedition from private changes of belief. Searches for apostasy, ḥudūd sanctions, and Al-Soidi (2012) found no passage supporting the attributed position. (LLM, conf=0.74)
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Musa, R., Razali, K., Mohamad Fakhrulrozi, A. S., Ali, M. S., Zulkifli, M. F., & Mohammad Nasir, N. S. (2025) · Malaysian Journal of Syariah and Law · doi:10.33102/mjsl.vol13no3.755
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- Alias, M. A. A., Mohd Jailani, M. R., Wan Ismail, W. A. F., & Baharuddin, A. S.
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- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Medical Research and Islamic Perspectives
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Halal products and consumer behavior
- Keywords
- maqasid al-shariah, Islamic ethics of technology, hifz al-din, hifz al-nafs, hifz al-'aql, hifz al-nasl, hifz al-mal, gender reassignment, semen banks, Islamic bioethics
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