The application of Sharia legal norms requires effort and entails certain difficulties. When these difficulties exceed the usual and natural limits, there arises a need for facilitation. This paper defines the concept of need impacting Sharia legal norms, distinguishes between necessity and need, cites examples of accommodating need in Islamic legal sources, outlines the classification and types of need, explicates the conditions and rules for establishing exceptional provisions based on need, all illustrated through a contemporary example of applying the status of need in Islamic law.
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