Fundamentals of Purity and Prayer Lecture 2 February 2, 2014
Sources of Fiqh 4 main sources of fiqh: Qur’an Sunnah Mutawatir Sahih Hasan Da’if Mawdu Ijma’ (scholarly consensus) Qiyas (juristic analogy)
Sources of Fiqh Textual evidence must be examined from 2 perspectives: Authenticity of text (thubut) Focus on isnad (chain of narration) Meaning of text (dalalah) Focus on matn (text itself)
Fiqh Terms Fard (obligatory) Wajib (mandatory) Sunnah Muakkadah (strongly emphasized) Ghayr muakkadah (less emphasized) Mustahabb (recommended) Mubah / Ja’iz (permissible) Makruh Tahrim (prohibitively disliked) Tanzih (somewhat disliked) Haram (impermissible)
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