Usulul Shashi Topic 1

What are the principles of Fiqh under Usulul Shashi?

• The Quran and Sunnah only

• Ijma (consensus)

• Quran, Sunnah of Prophet and Ijma

• Quran, Sunnah of Prophet, Ijma and Qiyas (inference)

The purpose of Usulul-Fiqh is to research into the proofs of Shari'ah in which legal rulings can be extracted from that can be acted upon.

• True

• False

Tick the following which is true about خَاص

• It is a word that refers to a specific meaning or specific object that is unique, without referring to anything else.

• It is a word that encompasses everything

• Specificity can be relative. Example, man is specified under category of mankind.

• It is waajib to do amal on it without any confusion.

Tick the following which is true for عَام

• It is a word that encompasses everything under a category.

• It can refer to a number of individuals or items of a group.

• It can be in the meaning of مَنْ & مَا

If Khabar Wahid or Qiyas is at odds with a word that is specific, and reconciliation is possible between both without changing the hukm, then amal is to be done.

• True

• False

If reconciliation is not possible between Khas and Khabar Wahid, then we do amal based on Quranic reference, and let go of that which is at odds.

• True

• False

Generally, Imam Abu Hanifa prioritises خَاص on hadith.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

No, generally Imam Abu Hanifa prioritises Khas based on Quran ayats.

There are 2 types of عام, that of which nothing is particularised, and that of which some is particularised.

• True

• False

فَٱقْرَءُوا۟ مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ ٱلْقُرْءَانِ

• It is Khas.

• It is 'Aam.

In consideration of this hadith: There is no prayers except with Al-Fatihah. Which of the following are true?

• According to Imam Abu Hanifa school of thought, reciting Al-Fatihah is fard.

• According to Imam Abu Hanifa school of thought, reciting Al-Fatihah is waajib. Without it, prayer is still valid though incomplete.

• According to Imam Shafiy school of thought, reciting Al-Fatihah is waajib.

• According to Imam Shafiy school of thought, reciting Al-Fatihah is fard.