Two Qiyaas(s) could conflict with each other in respect to the Hukm upon a reality where for instance the first Hukm deduced by Qiyaas upon this reality is Waajib, whilst the second Hukm deduced also by Qiyaas from another text is Haraam. At such a time or circumstance the Mujtahid needs to outweigh one over the other.

From amongst the principles of outweighing the conflicting Aqyisah (analogies) are the following:

1 – If the two conflicting texts are equal (Mutasaawi) in respect to the ‘Illah in the case where the ‘Illah in each of them is of the same kind or type, like they were both Dalaalah (implicit) or both Saraahah (explicit) or Istinbaat (deduced) or Qiyaasiyah (analogised). If that is the case, then the two texts are treated or dealt with like the two conflicting texts as mentioned in the topic of ‘At-Tarjeeh’ and the conflict between two texts that we discussed above.

2 – If the two conflicting evidences are equal in terms of the Sanad (chain), which refers to the strength of the affirmation of the evidence from the angle of the narration or narrators, and was also equal in respect to the Matn, which refers to the Dalaalah (indicative meaning) of the text upon the Hukm, but the two evidences differed in respect to the ‘Ilal (plural of ‘Illah), then one of the evidences would outweigh the other in accordance to the strength of the ‘Illah found within the evidence.

The ‘Ilal (reasonings) in accordance to their strength are ranked from strongest to weakest as follows: