The significance and importance of usul al-fiqh (principles of Islamic jurisprudence) in the process of fatwa
The principle of Islamic jurisprudence or usulfiqh is the study and critical analysis of the origins, sources and principles upon which Islamic jurisprudence based on daliltafsili (specific proof). Fatwa, on the other hand is the legal opinion or interpretation that a qualified jurist (mufti) can...
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2017
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| Summary: | The principle of Islamic jurisprudence or usulfiqh is the study and critical analysis
of the origins, sources and principles upon which Islamic jurisprudence based on daliltafsili
(specific proof). Fatwa, on the other hand is the legal opinion or interpretation that a qualified
jurist (mufti) can give on issues pertaining to the Islamic law. Fatwa is undeniably important
in solving any issues or crisis in a society. The main purpose of this article is to highlight the
importance and how significant the principle of Islamic jurisprudence (usulfiqh) in the fatwas
interpretation process. The article also purpose to the correlation of those two in determining the
state of an issue. Further discussion in this paper work is divided into two. Firstly, it will focus
on the elaboration on fatwas interpretation process. Secondly, it will focus on the analysis the
importance of the principle of Islamic jurisprudence (usulfiqh) in the fatwas interpretation process.
This paper work will be discussing four stages of fatwas interpretation process which are: altaswir, al-takyif, al-bayan al-hukm and al-ifta/isdar al-fatwa. The methodology used in this paper
work is library research method. The article’s finding shows that the principle of jurisprudence
(usulfiqh) is the pillar of the commandments determining process (al-hukm) which is the third
stage of fatwas interpretation process. |
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