This Asl (origin) of Al-Masaalih Al-Mursalah has been differed upon amongst the Fuqahaa of the Muslims and so the Hanafiyah and the Shaafi’iyah did not consider it to represent an ‘Asl (origin) established in itself and they inserted it within the area of Al-Qiyaas. This is whilst the Maalikiyah and the Hanaabilah viewed that the Masaalih Al-Mursalah are to be taken as long as they fulfil the conditions that they placed down for their utilisation. In their view they represent that which realises the Maqaasid Ash-Sharee’ah (the intent of the Sharee’ah) and even if they do not have a specific text for them.

Al-Imaam Al-Ghazaaliy adopted Al-Masaalih Al-Mursalah and called it ‘Al-Istislaah’ and this adoption was within specific limitations. These were that is represented a Daroorah (necessity) from amongst the five Darooraat (necessities) which are the preservation of the Deen, the life (Nafs), the progeny/lineage (Nasl), the mind (‘Aql) and property (Maal). They also needed to be Qat’iy (definite) in respect to bringing or attaining the benefit or repelling the harm in addition to them being of general benefit where the benefit returns to the Muslims on mass and not to a particular person or specific group of the Muslims in exclusion to others.