Rulings pertaining to the Utilisation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Applications in Scholarly Research

The concept of this study is centred around clarifying the rulings pertaining to the utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in scholarly research, while the importance of this study lies in the significance of both scholarly research and artificial intelligence (AI), and contributes towards enriching the corpus of Islamic jurisprudence, while clarifying contemporary matters and recurrent inquiries along with the rulings of Islamic jurisprudence related to them. The problem of the study is embodied in the extent to which utilising (AI) applications in scholarly research is permissible, and identifying what the guidelines in Islamic jurisprudence that ensure the sound utilisation of artificial intelligence (AI) in scholarly research. This study aims to clarify the extent to which utilising (AI) applications in scholarly research is permissible and clarifying the role of Islamic jurisprudence in regulating and supporting the procedures of utilising artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the field of scholarly research. The nature of this study necessitated following the descriptive, analytical methodological approach. This study reached to include: By default according to Islamic law (Sharīˁah) it is permissible to utilise (AI) in scholarly research, as long as the scriptural rulings and restrictions are adhered to. The study also clarified that is not permissible to utilise (AI) applications to compose the body text of the study on behalf of the researcher while attributing it to the researcher, whereas it is allowed to utilise (AI) applications to complement scholarly research. The researcher of this paper holds the view that it is vital to combine between the technologies of artificial intelligence (AI) and human effort in scholarly research.