It is the science concerning the comprehensive evidences of fiqh.
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What types of ahadith do scholars derive fiqh from?
There are many ways to classify ahadith. One method is by authenticity: is it saheeh (authentic beyond question), hassan (good), da'eef (weak), or mawdoo' (fabricated?)
In my answer on another ...
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Prophet's (pbuh) life before Islam considered sunnah?
I read couple definitions of sunnah and they were all something like "whatever the Prophet (pbuh) said, did or approved to do." But none mentions these have to be after Islam have been revealed to him ...
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How Aql is different from Qiyas?
In Usool-al-Fiqh Shia uses Aql or intellect as a source of legislation as mentioned in this answer-
http://islam.stackexchange.com/a/345/53
And the Sunni uses Qiyas or analogy in Fiqh. In my ...
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Imam Ash-Shafiee's List of Qualities of a Mujtahid
I recall sitting in a class where we talked about ijtihaad and mujtahideen, the ones who are qualified Islamically to be able to derive a ruling on a new issue (for example, organ donation).
I recall ...
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Where and when did the notion of “You must follow one madhhab exclusively” originate?
Can someone with knowledge on the evolution of fiqh pinpoint something in history about where this notion originated from? Today we hear from one side that following one madhhab exclusively is almost ...
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Difference of Opinion about Ijmaa
As we've discussed in several other questions, one of the important bodies from which we derive fiqh (legislative rulings) is ijmaa, or consensus of the scholars.
I wonder, then, how is it that ijmaa ...
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Sources of Legislation in Shia Islam
TLDR: What sources of legislation are valid in Shia Islam? Given that Shia Islam varies greatly (asharis vs. rafidees). I will explain by an analogy in sunni Islam what I'm looking for.
In Sunni ...
