Journal of Religion and the Contemporary World

Journal of Religion and the Contemporary World

The authority of reasonableness in jurisprudential deduction

Document Type : Original Article

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civilization and social studies, Islamic Sciences and Culture Academy, Qom, Iran.
Abstract
Most scholars of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence contend that a judgment of reason is only a valid proof when it is certain. In support of this condition, they cite verses and narrations that consider conjecture to be invalid, the intrinsic validity of certainty, the limited scope of reason in comprehending the criteria of Islamic legal rulings, and certain other narrations. The question arises as to whether an independent non-certain judgment of reason can be considered a valid proof in the derivation of legal rulings. This article employs an analytical-critical method and relies on library resources to answer this question. In contrast to the aforementioned view, it appears that the cited verses and narrations do not convey such a meaning. The intrinsic validity belongs to reason itself rather than to certainty, and the aforementioned limited scope does not render a judgment invalid. Moreover, the intended narrations do not explicitly support the claim. Reason itself does not limit the scope of its validity and proof to the issuance of certain judgments. Additionally, there are numerous verses and narrations that support the validity of reason, and they are generally absolute regarding the condition of certainty. It seems that an independent judgment of reason, with the criterion of being amenable to reasoning among rational beings, is valid.
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