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Almighty Allah has given full consideration to human affordability and condition in the rules of Sharī‘ah(Islamic Law). There has been flexibility in the Sharī‘ah according to the human conditions and with time as the society grows, there come new issues and challenges. Allah has made every soul bound according to its capacity, the common denominators of Sharī‘ah are softened by the common misconceptions in which humanity is generally afflicted and which cannot be avoided. In fiqh terminology, it is generally called “General Affliction, ‘Umūm-e-Balwā’. Due to the ‘Umūm-e-Balwā” rules of Sharī‘ah being reduced and expanded. This research paper aims to identify the nature, causes and conditions of ‘Umūm-e-Balwā. In order to get a complete understanding of the rules and regulations based on the aspect of justification of Sharī‘ah in an organized manner. ‘Umūm-e-Balwā which facilitates and relaxes the Sharī‘ah rules, is an important area. of Human life which has entered a new era, is facing many difficulties due to the modern lifestyle, ‘Umūm-e-Balwā can be of great help in this regard. This paper is an effort to review the reasons, conditions, legitimacy, and significance of “Umūm-e-Balwā” in contemporary era. The Analytical research methodology has been adopted in this study with qaulitative approach. The study perceives that the causes and conditions of the subject matter will be helpful for contemporary scholars in order to solve the challenges of modern world. The concept of ‘Umūm-e-Balwā has great significance and may be helpful to solve existing religious, economic, political and medical issues of humanity.