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The sources of Islamic law are Quran, Hadith, Ijma' and Qiyas. These sources are used in descending order by Muslim jurists in determining the legality of an issue.
QUR'AN
Qur’an is the final revelation of Allah s.w.t. revealed to Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. The Qur’an was written and preserved during the life of Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. and compiled soon after his death.
The Qur’an is the first and most important source of Islamic law. The scripture specifies the moral, philosophical, social, political and economic basis on which a society should be constructed. The Shari’ah, foundations of Islamic law, are derived from the verses of the Qur'an.
SUNNAH
Sunnah is the second source of Islamic law. It is the sayings of the Prophet; his deeds; and his silent or tacit approval of certain acts which he had knowledge of. Many books of traditions were compiled by the companions of the Prophet s.a.w. These were later on incorporated in the great collections of Hadith (i.e. traditions) of Bukhari, Muslim etc. The collectors of the traditions adopted a very scientific system in collection the
Traditions. They did not record any tradition except with the chain of narrators. Every tradition gives the names of the last narrator of the tradition from whom he learnt the tradition and so on back to the Prophet s.a.w. or Companion of the Prophet s.a.w. The Sunnah which is established through reliable narrators is fully dependable as legal element.
IJMA'
The third source of law, Ijma' or the consensus of scholars signifies the importance of delegated legislation to the Muslim community. Ijma' has been technically defined as the consensus of the jurists of a certain period over a religious matter.
Ijma constitutes the unanimous agreement of a group of jurists of a particular age on a specific issue and constitutes the fourth and final source of law.
QIYAS
Qiyas is the fourth important source of Islamic law, it is reasoning by analogy. In order to apply Qiyas to similar cases, the reason or cause of the Islamic rule must be clear.
Now we see how difficult it is to issue a Fatwa or ruling. There are many layers that we have to consider and go through before finally issuing the ruling. So never doubt our authority when they issue a Fatwa for they have thoroughly study the issue with the guidance of the source of Islamig Law.
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