Muhammad Syahrur viewed the ulama’s understanding of testaments as
being very raw and stagnant so that it did not provide room for movement in
resolving later cases. Therefore he suggests new ideas related to the testament
which would symbolize that the Koran was indeed “shâlihun lî kulli zamân wa
makân”. Syahrur sees the position and application of the testament more than
the inheritance. The istinbath method of the Shahrur law is only of two kinds,
which are sourced from the Koran and the Sunnah. The difference in views of
Shahrur is based on his views on the Koran and the Sunnah which are different
from the majority of scholars. In studying the Koran he also relied on sever-
al approaches namely: linguistic, philosophical and intra-textual. The thought
brought by Syahrur was in contradiction with classical scholars. Therefore,
Syahrur’s opinion cannot be freely adopted in responding to the reality of fiqh
today and is not one of the forms of renewal of Islamic law. However, what
Syahrur did in the testament issue must not all be rejected outright, but there
are parts that can be adopted in applying the will law.
Kata kunci; Muhammad Syahrur, testaments, Islamic Law