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.