Hardships Necessitate Facilitation, And Fatwas Change With The Alteration Of Times
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Islam, fiqh, distress, hardship, facilitation, alteration of times, BY) license change of fatwa, legal maxims, usul al-fiqh, furu’ al-fiqh. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/)Abstract
This article demonstrates the adaptive and flexible characteristics Received: 15-05-2026 of the Islamic religion through specific jurisprudential maxims such as Accepted: 28-05-2026 “Hardships necessitate facilitation” or “Fatwas change with the alteration of Published:09-06-2026 times,” which were established by Islam to alleviate the difficulties and distress faced by society and individuals. These principles serve as a scholarly refutation against erroneous perceptions asserting that Islam relies strictly on archaic rules, fails to account for contemporary times, or is interpreted solely based on Copyright: © 2026 by the authors. dogmatically rigid ideas. In this respect, the study is of paramount relevance, Submitted for open access publication as providing a scientifically and scholarly grounded refutation against such under the terms and conditions of the unfounded claims is critically important. Creative Commons Attribution (CCReferences
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