TY - JOUR T1 - Ijtihad in the Contemporary Fiqh of Medicine From Malaysian Experians AU - Ibrahim, Basri AU - Embong, Rahimah AU - Yunus, Kamariah AU - Ali Mohd Yusuf, Mohd AU - Adam, Fadzli AU - Muhammad Tajuddin Engku Ali, Engku AU - Jazlan Mohd Jusuf, Ahmad JO - The Social Sciences VL - 11 IS - 23 SP - 5732 EP - 5742 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1818-5800 DO - sscience.2016.5732.5742 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2016.5732.5742 KW - Ijtihad KW -Ijtihad Jama’i KW -contemporary issues KW -fiqh of medicine KW -Islamic jurisprudence KW -Malaysia AB - This study aims to examine ijtihad standings and its importance in the field of Islamic legislations as well as to uncover its connection to the modern medical field in this contemporary world. This study is designed as a qualitative approach and the secondary data were collected from a body of literature comprising the books of fiqh, usul fiqh and contemporary fiqh. It was found that ijtihad is highly needed in the medical field to solve current issues, especially when it is established by authoritative figures such as the Department of Islamic Advancement Malaysia (JAKIM), the state fatwa council and others. Ijtihad in the fiqh of medicine may be applied in the areas of Zanni al-Thubut and Zanni al-Dilalah, requiring only experts in the area. The study concluded that ijtihad jama’i (collective) is more suitable to be implemented nowadays. This study has implications for JAKIM and other authoritative figures to produce proper ijtihads in resolving some contemporary issues in medicine as guidelines for the ummah (nation). ER -