Fayż Kashānī Under the Influence of Muḥaqqiq Ardabīlī

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Malihe Ghanbariyan ¹

Mohammad Taqi Fakhlaei ²

Alireza Abedi Sarasia ³

¹ PhD graduate in jurisprudence and the foundations of Islamic law, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

² Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and the Foundations of Islamic Law, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Jurisprudence and the Foundations of Islamic Law Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jfiqh.2022.76467.1368

Abstract

Fayż Kashānī is among the innovative leaders in jurisprudence. Despite his affiliation with the Akhbarī school, he innovated a new method within this tradition. He possesses unique juristic views that distinguish him from the majority (mashhūr) jurists. In a systematic search for the roots of Fayż’s thought, using a historical approach and a comparative study of his jurisprudential views with those of Muḥaqqiq Ardabilī, it becomes undeniably clear that he was influenced by Muḥaqqiq Ardabīlī’s thought regarding the interpretation of verses and traditions, as well as his reliance on principles (uṣūl) and rules of legal inference (istinbāṭ). This article used the descriptive-analytical method to identify commonalities by referencing specific, unique, and non-mainstream legal opinions shared by these two jurists. Subsequently, the article identifies the factors that led to Fayż Kashānī's influence from Muḥaqqiq Ardabīlī. Ultimately, it is revealed that Fayż Kashānī followed Muḥaqqiq Ardabilī’s method of inference (istinbāṭ) by relying on significant principles and rules, such as the principle of ease (aṣl-i suhūlat), the principle of permissibility (aṣl-i javāz), permissibility and lawfulness (ibāḥa va ḥilliyat), and the rule of non-hardship (qāʿidi-yi nafy-i ḥaraj).

Keywords

Fayż Kashānī

Muḥaqqiq Ardabīlī

minority jurists’ opinions

method of inference

Influenceability of thought

Subjects

• Principles of jurisprudence

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