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IRSYAD USUL AL-FIQH SIRI 1: USUL AL-FIQH: DEFINISI, PERKEMBANGAN DAN KEPENTINGANNYA
What is the definition of usul al-fiqh and how did it develop?
Short answer
Usul al-fiqh combines the words usul and fiqh. Usul means foundation or evidence, while fiqh is knowledge of practical rulings of Islamic law drawn from detailed evidences.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad Usul al-Fiqh
- Topic
- Legal Theory & Methodology
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Usul al-fiqh combines the words usul and fiqh. Usul means foundation or evidence, while fiqh is knowledge of practical rulings of Islamic law drawn from detailed evidences. Technically, scholars such as Ibn Nujaim and al-Mahlawi define it as knowledge of general principles and evidences used to derive fiqh rulings. The discipline existed alongside fiqh from the beginning, although its written compilation came later than that of fiqh.
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Ilmu berkenaan kaedah-kaedah dan dalil-dalil yang bersifat ijmali (kulli) yang digunakan dengannya untuk sampai kepada proses istinbat hukum fiqh.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD USUL AL-FIQH SIRI 1: USUL AL-FIQH: DEFINISI, PERKEMBANGAN DAN KEPENTINGANNYA”, 28 March 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-usul-fiqh/1528-irsyad-usul-al-fiqh-siri-1-usul-al-fiqh-definisi-perkembangan-dan-kepentingannya. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/definition-and-development-of-usul-fiqh/