Introduction to Shariah Flashcards
From what words does Shariah derived from?
Shin ra’ayn
What is the literal meaning of Shariah?
- the road to the watering-place
2. the straight path to follow
From which surah does it mention the literal meaning ?
Surah Jathiyah :18
ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاكَ عَلَى شَرِيعَةٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْرِ فَاتَّبِعْهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعْ أَهْوَاء الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ
What is the technical meaning of Shariah?
the sum total of Islamic teaching was revealed by Prophet recorded in Al Quran and guided style of Prophet Muhammad called sunnah
How many components of Shariah there is?
There is 3 Components of Shariah
What is the 3 components of Shariah?
- Ahkam Al I’tiqadiyyah
- Ahkam Al Ahlakaqiyyah
- Ahkam Al Amaliyah
What is Ahkam Al I’tiqadiyyah?
- sanctions relating to belief (kepercayaan)
- eg: Believe in Allah and in the Day of Judgement
What is Ahkam Al Akhlaqiyyah ?
- sanctions relating to moral ethics (sikap/perangai)
- eg : the injunction to tell the truth , sincerity and to be honest.
What is Ahkam Al Amaliyyah?
- sanctions relating to the sayings and doing of the individual and their relationship with others (amalan)
- knowns as fiqh
Other name for fiqh
Ahkam AL Amaliyyah
What is Fiqh?
- name given to the whole science of jurisprudence
- because : it implies the exercise of intelligence in deciding a point of law in the absence of a binding text of the Quran and Sunnah.
What is the derived of Fiqh?
fa qa ha
What is the literal meaning of Fiqh?
- comprehension or true understanding
- Surah Taha : 27-28 ; and make loose the knot ( the defect) from my tongue , that they understand my speech.
How many basic sources in the terms of Fiqh?
4 terms
What is the basic sources?
- the knowledge of one’s right from the QURAN and SUNNAH
- obligation derived from the QURAN and SUNNAH
- consensus of opinion among the learned ( IJMA’ )
- analogical reasoning ( QIYAS )
Prophet —-> Mu’az Bin Jabal
Judgement on Quran- Sunnah - individual opinion w/o transgressing the boundary
What does the Islamic perception of the hadith explain?
Independent judgement within the certain limits is permissible and praiseworthy
How many types of fiqh according to the fixed ruling and changeable ruling ?
2 types
What is the types of Fiqh?
- deduced directly from Quran and Sunnah
- deduced from understanding & interpretation of
Quran, Sunnah, various Islamic law sources.
What is ruling that are directedly from Sunnah , Quran?
- Cannot be changed according to time, place, circumstances
- implementation can be deferred if situation does not permitted @ defeat the objectives of Shariah
- eg : Umar al Khattab suspended implementation of punishment for theft due to drought season ( prompted to steal food in order to survive)
What is the ruling deduced from understanding of Quran, Sunnah, Islamic Law sources?
- depends on the power of scholars to utilize the power of reasoning in deciding certain issue of Fiqh
- mostly related to mu’amalah (flexible and can be changed according to time, place and circumstances)
What does most of the rulings of fiqh related to ?
mu’amalah
what is the differences between shariah and fiqh ?
- Shariah : divine relation
Fiqh : human activities that focused on studying and
understanding that revelation - Shariah : wider circle
Fiqh: one of the components under shariah - Shariah : found in Quran and Sunnah ( Ahkam
Akhlaqiyyah/Amaliyyah,Itiqadiyyah)
Fiqh : concern Ahkam Al Amaliyyah - Shariah : Based on revelations from Quran and Sunnah
Fiqh : focus on the power of reasoning
what is fiqh rulings?
legal rules @ shariah injunctions
where are the rulings deduced from?
different sources of Islamic Law
how many categories of fiqh rulings is there?
5 categories
what is the 5 categories ?
- Fardu @ wajib ( compulsory )
- Sunnah ( recommended )
- Haram ( Prohibited)
- Mubah ( permissible )
- Makruh ( Undesirable)
What is Fardu ?
- absolute command supported by decisive proof
- Disobedience w/o legal excuse is a sin and denial amounts to disbelief
How many types of fardu there is?
2 types
what is the types of fardu ?
fardu ain
fardu kifayah
What is fardu ain ?
Individual obligation
- needs tobe undertaken by every individual, disobeying= sin
- eg : pray 5 times daily
What is fardu kifayah ?
Colletive responsibilities
- a group of people undertake to the obligation and the rest not be held reponsibilities
- no one carries out, whole community bear the sin
- eg : being an doctor
How many types of Sunnah is there?
2 types of sunnah
What is the types of sunnah ?
Mu’akkadah
Ghayr Mu’akkadah
What is Sunnah Mu’akkadah?
- act of Prophet MUhammad perform regularly
- highly recommended
- ommiting is frowned but not a sin
- Mandub
- eg : Sunnah prayer
what is sunnah ghayr mu’akkadah?
- act of Prophet often perform but sometimes omitted w/o excuses
- omission is not a sin
- mustahab
- eg : giving charity
What is Mandub ?
Highly recommend act
What is Mustahab
Praiseworthy
What is the different between both sunnah ?
mu’akkadah is highly recommended, omission of ghayr mu’akkadah is less dislike than mu’akkadah
What is Haram ?
prohibited/unlawful
- act that is prohibited by decisive evidence from Quran or Sunnah
- its denial amounts to disbelief
What is the result of commiting it ?
Punishment
What if we omit from doing haram stuff
will be rewarded
example of Haram act
Adultery , consumption of liquor
What is makhruh ?
Abominable/undesirable
omission is preferable, highly recommended
How many types og Makruh is there?
2 types
What is the types of Makruh?
Makruh tanzihi
Makruh Tahrimi
what is Makruh Tanzihi?
lesser undesirable, closer to permissible
What is the example of the act Makruh Tanzihi?
eating onions, bitter bean
What is Makruh tahrimi ?
nearer to haram
example of the act
Sunat prayer after subuh or asar prayer
What is Mubah
an act whose both commissions and ommisions neither merit any rewards nor entails any punishment
What is Mubah also known as?
ja’iz
halal
Example of mubah
playing sports game