KONSEP AL-MASALIH AL-MURSALAH MENURUT PENGGUNAAN IMAM MALIK

This paper seeks to elucidate the uniqueness application of al-Masalih al-Mursalah by Imam Malik. Imam Malik or generally Maliki school belongs to cluster the Ahl al-Hadith but at the same time they often use al-Masalih al-Mursalah in ijtihad until they are known as school of al-masalih. Al-Masalaih al-Mursalah is one of the principle in the Islamic Jurisprudence that based on al-Ra’y and al-‘Aql. It certainly looks awkward for the tradition of Imam Malik who apllied the strictest in adherence to hadith. Therefore, it poses a contradiction metode that interesting to be reviewed. This paper discusses this issue by referring to the concept of al-masalih al-mursalah and its application by Imam Malik. This discussion will also elaborate other principle in the Islamic Jurisprudence especially qiyas and Maqasid al-Shari’ah. This discussion is significant as it gives a real explanation about the concept of al-Masalih al-Mursalah and its importance in the contemporary ijtihad.