Lesson 1

Question 1

Give the shariah definition of fiqh

Answer 1

Knowledge of the practical legal rulings as derived from the primary sources ( Quran, Hadith)

Question 2

What is the linguistic definition of fiqh

Answer 2

Deeper understanding of the religion

Question 3

The messenger of Allah sent Mu’adh to Yemen and the prophet asked him how will you judge?
Give the full thing of mu’adh and the prophets conversation.

Answer 3

Mu adh: I will judge according to what is in Allah’s book

Prophet: and if it’s not in Allahs book?

Mu adh: then with the sunnah of the messenger of Allah

Prophet: if it’s not in the sunnah of the messenger of Allah?

Mu adh: I will exert myself giving my view

Upon hearing this The prophet said all praise is due to Allah who has made the messenger of the messenger of Allah suitable.

Question 4

What is Ijtihad?

Answer 4

(Independent reasoning)

The process of exerting oneself in order to fully understand and attain the ruling of a certain manner

Basically giving their own view

Conditions:

Imam Abu Hanifah gave preference to the Quran

Imam malik gave preference to Amal

Imam Shafi’i and Ahmed are more Hadith inclined

Question 5

Can you use ijmaa and Qiyas to come to a conclusion for Ijtihad?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What is ijmaa?

Answer 6

In the PowerPoint: It’s a universal consensus

Chatgtp: it’s an agreement or consensus amongst Islamic scholars on a specific issue. If all the scholars that agreement becomes a source of Islamic law.

Question 7

What is Qiyas?

Answer 7

Means using logic and reasoning to solve new problems in Islam.

Can be done by comparing it to something similar to the Quran and sunnah and applying that rule to that issue.

Question 8

How was fiqh developed?

Answer 8

Over time fiqh became more formalised.

Led to the development of other Islamic sciences.

Schools of fiqh were preserved through students.

The 4 mujtahids.

Question 9

Name the 4 mujtahids/ madhabs?

Answer 9

Imam Abu hanifah

Imam Maalik

Imam Shafi

Imam Ahmad

Question 10

Why do we need fiqh?

Answer 10

Helps us act upon the laws of Allah

Helps to remove abstractness from rulings

Provides definitions and limits to help us avoid making our own rules

Question 11

Why do we need to follow a madhab?

Answer 11

Changing of times, sociatal norms

Consistency of rulings

Madhabs have different opinions for example imam Abu hanifa believes that wudhu does not break if you touch a woman but does if you bleed whereas imam shafi believes that your wudhu breaks if you do touch a woman but not when you bleed

Avoid following nafs

Provides structured and reliable approach to following Islamic law

Avoids confusion, inconsistency and error

Question 12

Are all madhabs correct?

Answer 12

Yes- uses their own usool

Question 13

What’s imam Abu hanifa real name?

Answer 13

Nu’maan ibn Thabit

Question 14

Give his birth and death date

Answer 14

80-150 AH

Question 15

What is imam Abu hanifa founder of?

Answer 15

Hanafi school of fiqh

Question 16

What are imam Abu hanifa’s contributions to fiqh?

Answer 16

Has created a systematic method of deriving legal rulings

Encouraged critical thinking and ijtihad

Fiqh al- Akbar (theological issues)

Fiqh al- absat (legal matters)

Question 17

Give the names of the senior students of imam Abu hanifa

Answer 17

Imam Abu Yusuf

Imam Mohammed

Question 18

Imam Abu hanifa became the dominant Madhab in many regions. List some places.

Answer 18

Asia

Ottoman Empire

Parts of Middle East

Question 19

What is Fard?

Answer 19

Obligatory on every person to believe that a fard act is obligatory and it is carried out

Question 20

What happens if you reject fard?

Answer 20

It is kuffr

Question 21

What is fisq?

Answer 21

Accepting fard but failing to act upon it

Question 22

How is fard established?

Answer 22

Through clear and definitive (qat’i) evidence- proof is certain and not open to multiple interpretations

Question 23

What does wajib mean?

Answer 23

Wajib is also something that’s obligatory but established from sources that are less definitive than that for fard.

Question 24

What happens if you reject wajib?

Answer 24

Mandatory to follow but to reject is not kufr.

Question 25

What is the difference between hanafi madhab and other schools when considering fard and wajib ?

Answer 25

Hanafi madhab: clear distinction between fard and wajib

Other schools: no distinction between the 2 so both are considered obligatory acts .

Question 26

Define sunnah

Answer 26

Any act that is proven from Prophet which is not fard or wajib.

This can be from his words or actions or through his approvals.